First of all, I needed a good clear image of Fenris' existing armors, and a pretty clear shot of his face. I didn't intend to go into detail but I have found catching 3D characters' likeness in 2D sketches to be a bit of a challenge. These are the reference images I used, both are game screenshots I found in a search online. To reiterate, I'm not doing this because I think his armors are terrible. I really love the aesthetic and feeling of Dragon Age and Dragon Age II, and I'm generally not so good at fan art. I probably wouldn't have thought of doing such a project if I hadn't seen someone reimagine a costume for another game character on deviantart! I love drawing armors. That seemed like the sort of fan art I could get into. I thought it'd be a neat challenge.
His face was the hardest challenge I think. I really did not want to mess him up. I tried to give myself a pep talk: "No big deal, just draw him like one of your Spidersilk characters ... dang it! Too pretty." I somehow captured his essence. It could be luck. And I drew his head last, momentarily wondering if I could get away with designing armors for him without actually drawing him.... For shame! Anyway, I wondered what armors he might choose. The first one, far left, is based roughly on existing shapes and silhouettes of his outfit. Then they just got clunkier as I went, winding up with massive black armor of doom at the far right. I like that one the best. I'll be collecting opinions on shape, silhouette, details, etc and will use them to bring one of (or a combination of) these armors into a more fully realized painted concept. Done in Photoshop, each one took 35-45 minutes.
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I love drawing armor and have been drawing it extensively for the past two years or so. I would like to try designing armors and weapons for an already set character from a world I have come to know and love very much -- Dragon Age.
I've decided to draw Fenris from Dragon Age II, by Bioware. Fenris is a warrior, but his armors are very minimal. Though I very much like the aesthetics of Dragon Age, I have been wondering what heavy armors on Fenris would look like. What would he choose? I'll want to keep the general aesthetic; as Varric says, it screams "I hate you all! I was a slave!" This should be a fun challenge! Sketches are forthcoming. |
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