Creating a Character To Be Seen From Above.

CaliberGames

I have been working on a game recently and my biggest problem is actually making the main character. The main character is a a soldier that has to carry a gun. I have spent over 10 hours with several prototypes but all didn't seem right. All you would see of the character would be the vertical part of him from above (head, shoulders, arms, etc). If you have experience with this kind of design work, please spare a couple minutes to give me advice. It would save me a great deal of time and effort.

Thanks,

Caliber Games

SoldierBulls

Hi @AvalancheGames ! That was my problem a few days ago. Then I discover a great and easy to use 3d app for mac called Art of Illusion. You can design the basic body head legs and arms of your soldier, and then change the point of view of the camera to see how it looks from above or whatever the angle you want. That was enough for me! Hope it will help you!

SoldierBulls

Oh! And the software is freewhare!

SoldierBulls

freeware*

xforce

the feet need to be visible to show movement. if those arent in place and moving then it'll just look like the character is floating along. also make sure the head is "bobbing" around a bit

CaliberGames

The problem that I have is how to get the character to look realistic. Thanks force, that was something that I was experimenting with and will have in my final product.

CaliberGames

*xforce

MotherHoose

like the where! ;;)

freehere: http://aoi.sourceforge.net/index

Thanx for sharing some love! … @Mazapy9teen

MH

SpriteAttack

Here's a quick take on the top down soldier (a little cartoony in style) using basic squares and circles in inkscape:





Is this what you are after?

CaliberGames

That is exactly what I was I was looking for SpriteAttack. I will use it as a template for my soldier. Thank you

SpriteAttack

I turned it into a quick tutorial for inkscape.
http://2dgameartforprogrammers.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/top-down-view-soldier.html