Jacek Wesołowski
So, this character was a bit more difficult to get right, because his main trait is a bit intangible.
We needed someone who:
- runs a hostel that serves as the player's hideout
- is a local leader and basically a radical leftwinger, but not the kind that writes lenghty essays
- is definitely very smart
- ...and his main trait is an aura of untrustworthiness.
Art by Katarzyna Odrobińska https://www.artstation.com/katodrobinska
Jacek Wesołowski
The version on the left was our initial attempt. It has two issues:
- he looks too much like he could beat you up
- he looks like has a manual job, like moving crates in a warehouse
None of the above is true for this character.
We then tried a few things, and the one that did the trick was making him smile less. The goatee makes him look too much like a parody. The pirate shirt, on the other hand, makes him look more like a bartender, which he actually is, so we'll keep it.
Jacek Wesołowski
One thing that comes to mind when looking at these pictures is that he's too clean. This is a deliberate choice that saves us time. We can always dirty him up in production.
Two other choices you might not notice easily:
- instead of a prosthetic he's actually missing a tooth, which is why he doesn't smile as wide
- he needs glasses but doesn't use them all the time. He keeps them in a case in his pocket.
These are meant to be noticed by the player... but not at first!
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