Vampire, Paladin, Professor
This was a project focused on designing a set of three characters that all fit within the same world, then creating one final illustration that involved all three characters in an environment. I knew I wanted to go for a medieval fantasy theme, but since that was still rather broad, I decided to start out with some mind-mapping and sketches.
After I felt more confident with my artistic direction, designed a turnaround, facial expressions, and props for each character. I also drew the characters in several action poses to make sure I knew what they would look like when moving around.
Finally I moved on to the illustration with the characters in an environment. I sketched the characters first and made the environment afterwards. This way I could guarantee each character had a strong place in the composition. Below is the 3d model I used to help with perspective, a process video, and the final illustration.
