Critique and Request: Cobalt Constable
By
Dark Ether,
Posted on: 2009-02-17 08:06 in Multi-Media Fan Creations
Oh. And this technically isn't a bump, since this post is till on the front page! Forgot to give her background! *slapself*
After a very unfortunate incident, it became apparent that one Paragon City Constable was more than she appeared.
September 24, 2008. A Constable was released from her duties at court after chasing down a bond-jumper and tearing the door off his car. She hadn't meant to do it. It was later learned that her act of super-strength was caused by a latent mutation that had not previously triggered. As a Constable at Court she'd never been in a violent situation before. And in recovering the bond-jumper her adrenaline fired full force, letting her muscles perform at their peak.
After being treated for multiple hand fractures and a broken arm, the Constable was released from the hospital.
Only how has she come back. Intent on helping the City and holding true to the oaths she swore.
It turns out she had Superstrength, but not the ubiquitous invulnerability that typically accompanies it.
-Rachel-
Follow the link in Thors Assassin's sig to his commissionable artists page - lots of samples and links and such. It's a good resource.
I've also sent you a PM. I'm not an artist, but I do commission them at times 
Very clean and sleek look. To the point ... easily identifiable ... gotta love that. Always good when you can pick out a hero from a line up just by his/her name.
Nice concept. I like the subtleties you added to her background. It adds some nice depth.
Good job!
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Nice concept, and a cool, clean look. That, plus it's on Pinnacle (my home town), equals awesome!
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Wewt wewt! Two Comments on style and costume, one possible freebie for later (Thank you for even considering!)
But I wanna hear more. Suggestions, opinions, criticisms. Or is this, finally, the first thing I've posted that gets no negativity?
If it is I'll have to move form the Suggestions forums to Screenshots and Fanart >.>
-Rachel-
LOVE this design.
Efficient, and direct, very classy. The copper hue on the visor REALLY pops! The design speaks to the function and person of the charcter herself, which is just brilliant. No mistaking what she does after just one look at her.
Considering how clean the costume is, I may have gone for something of a less-busy symbol on the shield... but (to your credit) it still looks quite good.
Well done, Rachel!
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Considering how clean the costume is, I may have gone for something of a less-busy symbol on the shield
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For me the shield works, because of the cleanness of the costume. It's like a splash of red.
To the OP, Great job!
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LOVE this design.
Efficient, and direct, very classy. The copper hue on the visor REALLY pops! The design speaks to the function and person of the charcter herself, which is just brilliant. No mistaking what she does after just one look at her.
Considering how clean the costume is, I may have gone for something of a less-busy symbol on the shield... but (to your credit) it still looks quite good.
Well done, Rachel!
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I kinda know what you mean on the shield. But that's, more or less, why I made it so busy. It's a mind-trick. The shield draws more attention than the woman behind it, which could make perps pay more attention to it rather than -her-.
It's like a Squirrel's Tail. 'Oh! Look at this! It's moving and big and fluffy and it's as big as the other thing!' Predators often bite the tail instead of the body, giving the squirrel a chance to get away when the fragile tail vertebrae split.
Only in her case the shield is a lot stronger and more durable than the body. So people look at the shield instead of the fist! =-3
-Rachel-
Heyas!
The Cobalt Constable is a level 35 Shield/Superstrength Tanker on Pinnacle.
I spent roughly a month going through various iterations of her costume and by the time issue 13 launched (yes. She was made specifically for shields!) I had her style down exactly as I wanted it.
Unfortunately my game account lapsed and our home nearly went into foreclosure. Stuff happened, and now I'm back. I'm finally starting to make money. My character is getting to the peak of her power, and all is good and right in the world.
So now, I'd like to ask people's opinions on her and see if I can't finagle a free drawing or two as well as set up a commission in the near future.
I figured a comparative shot might be nice (all the Goldenrod in her outfit is MEANT to be gold) so here she is next to Blue Steel
From the Front
Side
And Rear
An Oblique, framing the shield
A nice closeup on the visor
And here she is, using her shield as a weapon!
Opinions preferred, Drawings welcomed, Commission pricings accepted! =-3
-Rachel-