a great tragedy of this world is that many things that are bad for you also look very sexy. smoking. riding a motorcycle. that crazy shit they did to saint sebastian
took me some time to post because I had to fix some wonky anatomy (yours most sincerely is very bad at views from the back)
and Wesker being stupidly huge compared to normal objects is something I will never let anyone forget (tall people struggles will be a recurring theme)
Sketches and Studies - Wesker Face & Body (pre-remake)
since I worked on Zeno, here's a version for Wesker.
he is a little more complicated because the models back then weren't as realistic as models right now: some things, you have to fill-in the gaps with your own knowledge.
regarding his face, Wesker has a much sharper look, with lots of triangles and squares, and thin features (which bring out more of his sharpness).
regarding his body, it's complicated, like I've said before. due to limitations at the time, characters were naturally blocky and stiff - so my analysis was more on a sense of identifying his key features between models and making a list of what to have in mind to have a likeness of him.
turns out, the most distinct points are his very, very broad shoulders and inverted triangle shape; and long, lean legs, with calves being the same width as his thighs. even if he is very strong, he is most importantly lean (not bulky like Chris or Leon); and features like thinner wrists, ankles and waist accentuate that tall and lean figure. put it together with the broad shoulders, he looks quite imposing, powerful and agile (let's not forget, the man is the size of a lamp post)
something worth of note: I thought he was going to be mostly triangles, which is true in his face but not in his body. I'd say it's the model limitation at the time, but Zeno did inherit that blocky, squarish look (in his case, with rounder edges), and Vergil, from Devil May Cry, has the same thing going on.
personally, I think this is to convey power. the broad shoulders and squares/rectangles bring the sturdiness, strength and stability - but their triangles balance the reliability: they have too many sharp points to be considered trustworthy (unlike Zeno), so their shape translates to power and danger, immediately imposing with just a look.
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