very cool looking!
Don’t know if you already have this but look back at your thread, you were trying to get your proportions correct. This is one of the image I use to try and get landmarks correct. I hope this helps. BTW. I love your poses.
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Hi SpiritDreamer,
thanks for your sketchbook link - I’ve watched through your sketchbook since i was around in CGTalk and man you are one productive artist 
Hello Nattawat_OBBI,
thank you for your encouraging words
Howdy graphixphanatix,
is that Andrew Loomis? I have all his books in pdf (it’s uploaded free somewhere i forgot) Thanks for the heads up I’ll be sure to refer to them once i get into adjusting the muscles
i’m still playing around with transposing and felt the guy kicking wasnt powerful enough, so here’s a second version
please let me know which you like better, or if you can give other suggestions it’d be awesome
thanks a bunch,
andrew
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Looking much more dynamic and full of energy in your latest post.
Wouldn’t mind seeing the elbow bone protruding and showing a little in the guys arm that is receiving the kick and blocking it…in the top image of latest post, that elbow area looks a little rubbery and lacking the boney protrusions that the muscles connect to…just minor stuff,but important because that arm is where your tension, focus, and point of impact is located…
Shapeing up nicely…
Hi SpiritDreamer,
thanks for the observation about the elbow - i completely agree and once i get into sculpting i will keep all the points you mentioned in mind
anyways i wasn’t very happy with the kneeling guy coz i felt his pose is too stiff and boring, so i did another version
please let me know if this is better or if you have different suggestions - it’s much appreciated. thanks in advance
cheers,
andrew
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Looking great…really getting a dynamic energy flow and movement going on between the two guys…
Only suggestion I can think of for this latest version, …is that usually with that flying swinging action roundhouse kick, the kicker gets a little higher up in his jump, and gives the other guy a heel to the temple ideally, or at least to the face area if his judgement happenes to be off a little.
Kicking the other guy in the shoulder, will only leave you open for a counter attack by your opponent, before you get a chance to land and regain your ballance…
Keep going…like I said…looking GREAT…
Personally i liked the first pose better… it felt much more dynamic. The level change between the two characters made it really interesting to look at. Good stuff man keep it up.
Hi SpiritDreamer,
thanks for the suggestions,
i decided to go with the blocking guy’s hand closer to the body and the kicking leg sticks a large portion, hopefully it will attach stronger when printed
Hi Clintus Maximus,
thank you for your encouraging words,
anyways,
the past few days i have been busy accessorizing the two, obviously one guy is still missing his hair, and the clothing sculpt i’m still not 100% sure so i left it at subdiv 3 or something and hoping to get some feedback
thanks,
andrew
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wonderful piece, the feet look a little off to me, just something to look into.
and the bicep on the standing guy is flexing a bit off to me, its lifting off the shoulder.
other than that, its coming along nicely.
Hi Framedworld,
thanks for your observation - you;re right the bicep is off, did a bit of fixing earlier but got caught up doing other parts of the body haha
I will try my best to correct it as well as the feet and some other problem areas all over
some update -
i’m thinking of making the blocking guy top-less haha
i felt having both with the karate ‘gi’ (uniforms) is kinda repetitive…
please let me know if you prefer with or without uniform?
thanks,
andrew
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I’d say on. You’ve a lot of potential for doing a wide range of folds from delicate to ohjesuswhyisyourbodytwistingsomuch? I really like what you are doing here though, bud. V. nice. Fact.