Hey guys, back. So this time I drew an archer goblin. This one has a simple design, but still was a bit tough to draw, however I think it turned out great. So a goblin archer is pretty much a ranged combat goblin that utilizes a bow or crossbow (I think I want to draw a sniper goblin with a crossbow next). The one I drew uses fire arrows. I was thinking maybe he likes to catch battlefields on fire or something. I also gave him an alert horn on his hip so he can alert allies of intruders. This goblin I drew doesn't have much for armor, but he probably doesn't need much since he'd probably only be at risk of ranged attack. This might be a bit of a shorter tutorial but let's get on with the steps I took for this one.
Step 1 - Line Sketch
I wanted him to be lobbing an arrow at a 45 degree angle so you can see that here with my sketch, and of course I want him to be roughly to scale with my previous goblins.
Step 2 - Bow and Face
The challenge with this pose was trying to not obscure his face too much. I like to show character faces with my drawings so I had to find some sort of balance of showing his face, but also posing the bow correctly. So here I kind of did the bow and face in one step. I also give him one of those pointy hoods a lot of goblin archers wear.
Step 3 - Tattered Shirt
I figured I'd give him something simple. I imagine goblins living in caves and whatnot, so they just scavenge around for whatever they can wear for some comfort. Here I sketch in a tattered shirt.
Step 4 - Legs
Then I decided to give him beige shorts and some sandals. They keep his design lightweight so he can still flee if endangered, but also provide some extra warmth and make running around on pebbles a little less torturous.
Step 5 - Quiver
What's an archer without a quiver? I add in a belt and quiver so he doesn't immediately run out of ammo if he gets into a random encounter.
Step 5 - Alert Horn and Polish
Archers sometimes serve as watchmen, so I figured why not give him a signaling horn to alert other goblins if some intruder comes over to the wrong cave? I also figured I was satisfied with the archer concept so I went ahead and polished the sprite.
So thanks for checking out this post! Next up, maybe a goblin assassin, bomber, or bugbear. Stay tuned for that. Anyway thanks for reading, hope y'all have a good day, and see ya next time.
