Semi-polished concept for what the portraits would look like in the final, using some minimal comic FX like halftones.
Base male portrait. A bit of a barebones 'kung fu gang in an 80's movie futurepunk' sort of look.
Base female character loosely based on Angelina's character from HACKERS.
Motorcycle jacket alternatives.
Some refs I was given included Bender and The Iron Giant, so I mashed them up a bit.
A simplified skeletal character with E-Cig.
Zombie cowboy with a little Clint Eastwood in there.
Alien with some Star Trek riffs.
Character Portrait Concepts
For this project I was provided pixel art characters to interpret as full avatars. I injected some pop culture references for fun, some less modern than others.