Research for my character piece of art 2 (7/11/2012)

Even though I drew a lot of designs for possible characters I eventually decided that I no longer wanted to use my initial idea. Why? Well I only have to draw the one character and thus trying to draw two completely different sized figures would either have been too much or taken too long even if I used photoshop.

Even though I have an idea of the game which the characters would inhabit, I find myself unable to come up with an original design for the characters.

Therefore, I have decided to draw  new designs for a futuristic pilot as I feel more confident in my ability to come up with something original for a character of that description, especially since I have come up with some of the game's unique history and races already. Therefore, I am really excited about trying to bring those ideas to life with the visual style I can already imagine. This style includes uniforms from past conflicts together with elements of sci-fi. I also wish to incorporate these ideas within the background of the sketch using Photoshop if time allows. This may include a starry sky so as to help the observer understand that the character is a space pilot of some sort.

I used another fantastic image from Shigenori Soejima along with other references for my new ideas as seen below: 

Referencing:

Soejima, S (2007) ”Another Century’s Episode 3 The Final” Pre-Order Illustration [Online image]. Available at: http://www.itcamefromjapan.com/assets/images/BKSOEJIMAWORKS_3.jpg
(Accessed: 7/11/2012).

Unknown (Unknown) Luke Skywalker [Online image].  Available at:    
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CMKxuKCycCU/T1A1ZPA0DkI/AAAAAAAAARE/rDQ2TezcJGg/s1600/skywkr_pilot.jpg (Accessed: 7/11/2012).  

Unknown (2012) Scifi pilot [Online image]. Available at:    
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/340/d/3/scifi_pilot_by_jamga-d34c28g.jpg (Accessed: 7/11/2012).  

Unknown (Unknown) Some Future Armor Design [Online image]. Available at:
http://fc07.deviantart.net/images2/i/2004/03/6/1/Some_Future_Armor_Design.jpg (Accessed: 7/11/2012).  

Unknown (2009) Daft Punk Helmet [Online image]. Available at: http://www.cabein.com/cabein/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/daft-punk-helmet.jpg
(Accessed: 7/11/2012).  

Unknown (2009) Dark Void Helmet [Online image]. Available at: http://fast1.onesite.com/capcom-unity.com/user/jgonzo/18bdaa9b0523195e4c90df6dabea204d.jpg?v=219600 (Accessed: 7/11/2012).  

Unknown (2011) Halo: Reach EVA Helmet [Online image]. Available at:  
http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/111/f/7/halo__reach_eva_helmet_by_pennnorris-d3ei592.jpg
(Accessed: 7/11/2012).