•.  Moodboards.  •

 

 

 

 

•.  Sketches and anatomy studies.  •

 

 

 

- breaking down the anatomy into its core parts and looking at them -

 

 

- different proportions -

 

 

- looking at different shapes to try and portray different emotion through the character -

 

 

- I looked at characters from other games and TV shows -

 

 

- Mixing up human anatomy with animals -

 

 

- settling on my character (Bengal tiger) and figuring out poses that would establish what sort of character he is -

 

 

- different facial expressions and angles -

 

 

 

•.  Character turnaround.  •

 

 

 

- Sketch -

 

 

- Lineart -

 

 

- Original Colour -

 

 

- Different colours -

 

 

 

•.  Weapon Studies.  •

 

 

 

- Since he is and Indian animal I thought it fitting to give him Hindu lore and ancient Indian weapons -

 

 

- I looked at weapons like the Katara. A single handed blade that’s extends out the arm. The Trishul, a trident wielded by the goddess Durga. And the Talear, a long single edged, curved sword -

 

 

- I then looked at potential enemies that a tiger might have, such as hunters -

 

 

 

•  Silhouettes  •

 

 

 

 

•.  Final Drawings.  •

 

 

 

- Speaking of Lore, I decided to look at Tigers in the Hindu religion, to which I found -‘“Gdon”’- who was the manifestation of power of the goddess -‘“Durga”’- who is most associated with protection. I thought this a good ground to make my Hero character on. -