Character Design: Demon captain

Bio:

"In the aftermath of the world's Shattering, two main movements emerged: The Old Way and the New Way. Followers of the New Way, a faction focused on finding and exploring new planets, could always use a ruthless leader, whose ambition to explore new horizons is stronger than nostalgia for a dying past.

Zarxas, unlike many of his Demonic brethren, chose to align himself with the New Way for that same reason. While he is self-serving, the New Way ideals and culture provided him with the perfect platform to express his ambitions to explore new worlds and to rule entire colonies with an iron fist.

Before manipulating himself into power, he stole an artifact from an Old Way cruiser - a gauntlet made of ancient iron, inscribed with the runes of the long- extinct Elder race. It gave him abnormal strength, and adapted to his momentary needs, certainly an advantage in the cutthroat lifestyle of a colonial captain."
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Concept piece for a personal RPG game project, specifically for a boss/mini-boss type character. This was done with the help of Antonio Stappaerts and his Art-Wod Portfolio Builder program, from which I have learned an incredible amount and I can recommend to anyone who wants to level up their artistic and industry knowledge!

Final design

Final design

Color variation + value read

Color variation + value read

Animations sheet

Animations sheet

Callouts sheet

Callouts sheet

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