Character design review (1) : Vermilia Winchester

This was an old character I designed in a contest for a game called Valiant Hearts:

The main theme behind this character was a blend of Western cowboy and Victorian steampunk , with a bit of a fantasy flair thrown into it. More specifically , various part of Vermilia are influenced by different characters designs from mainstream media , most notably , the gun boots from Bayonetta and Alucard from the anime Hellsing 

  

Bayonetta and Alucard

Visual-wise , I think its a very aesthetically pleasing design with a good balance of colours and contrast that makes the character pops ! It delivers the fantasy/industrial style very well and with good details.I especially like the designs of the rifles, which has a very good but not over-done amount of details. In terms of practicality, the boots would be too clunky to be functional , with too many sharp angles pointing in different directions, sometime in very odd , and seemingly "painful" directions. However , since it is a fantasy design, with heavy anime influence , practicality usually takes a backseat , wether its for better or worse.  

Technique-wise , this was done digitally so the quality of the picture itself was very good . It had a very heavy anime style , especially on the face , which I'm pleased with since it is my preferred style. However, looking back at it now , its an anatomical disaster, especially around the arms and waist , which are way too thin .Therefore,  that would be a thing to change if I ever decide to re-do the character. All in all, with the skill level I had at that time , It was a good effort and it did gather a decent amount of support for the final vote. But unfortunately , It didn't quite able to make it pass the competition. But I'm very pleased with it indeed