The Fallen - Character Design.

While I still explore my character in as many areas as possible I have an image in my head of how I'd like him to look in the final picture. Here I have done variety of different sketches of my character in which I try different ideas, whether it being addition of an armor piece, weapon or even arm size.

In this sketch I tried to add chains hanging off of the cloth armor that is attached to the belt. While I like the idea I don't think it really fits the character, at least not in this place. Previously I had an idea to make chains hang from the helmet or right from the skin. 

This sketch was more about exploring the idea of sword and the size of it in relation to the body. I think the size of the sword is a bit too small. I'd like my character to have a massive weapon that requires a lot of strength even for him to carry. 

In this sketch I have explored the idea of massive belt consisting of skulls and horns. I really like the idea and I think it really fits the character. It adds to the mood and definitely enhances the armor. 

This is one of my favorite pages from the sketchbook. It really reflects my idea and also portrays my character as a strong and tough one.

This page was definitely an exploration. I wanted to see how The Fallen would look if he had exaggerated body proportions and three fingers. I quite like the idea but it gave my character a cartoon look which I would not want in my final outcome. 

I like to call the guy on the right "the Chub". I really enjoyed working on this one and while I will definitely not use it, it was still fun just to draw him and have a little bit of fun with the character. The guy on the left has kept it's proportions but I have gave him shoulder pads. This is definitely something very interesting and I might consider it having in a final painting.

As you can see I am still in exploration phase and I enjoy this process the most. I find it to be quite overwhelming since I have to work out a lot of things and it can be intense when it comes to deciding what I want to have on my character and what I want to throw away.