DWIV - 2D - S.C. Versillee - Azra'il

#1

Art Type: 2D
Character name: Azra’il
Race: Demon
Class: Demon Prince
Power: Death/Darkness

       I will reserve the top of this thread for posting the most current stage of the character's development.
       
       [img]http://www.scversillee.com/cgtalk_stuff/dw4scv/final_illustration.jpg[/img]
       
       Brief description: I've been trying to find a convenient excuse for painting an "angel of death" type character for a while, so DW4 will provide that outlet. I'm assuming there will be plenty of winged characters in this competition, so I'm not going for reinventing the wheel here. My goal is to make a character that is beautiful, powerful, but deadly.
       [img]http://www.scversillee.com/cgtalk_stuff/dw4scv/text.jpg[/img]
      
      Thanks to my bro Robert for reminding me about this contest :D
#2

Playing with ideas for the wings and helmet…

#3

Armor study and idea for where I can place the team logo.

#4

Head study…I’m still undecided if horns will be growing from his head or be part of his helmet.

#5

Nice start.
According to your works your final piece will be amazing, I like your painting style, I’ll keep an eye on your thread.
I was about to give the same name to my demon prince, now I need to find a new one :smiley:
Keep it up :arteest:

#6

Sweet, my first crit :smiley:
Thanks NH for your feedback. No problem about the name, it’s actually just a variation for Azrael, the angel of death that appears in Christian, Jewish and Islamic scripture. If you want to use the name, feel free, may the best Azrael win!

Ok, here are some more concepts I finished up tonight:

Azra’il’s poison sword. I wanted the mist surrounding the sword to appear to have eyes in it.

Concept for his wings. I want them to look faintly bat-like despite the feathers.

Profile study for Azra’il. I’m still deciding if he will have horns.

#7

OH man I cant wait to see how this developes! I know your gonna blow minds.

#8

YES thank you, finally, a sexy GUY instead of a girl. :buttrock:
I’m loving that profile shot, I think you should carry on that narrow, sharp look into the front pic if possible :smiley:

#9

Also I love the bat/bird wing, great design :smiley: Will it be big compared to his body?

#10

I know right? All hail gender equality :smiley:

Thanx to both of you for the comments, most appreciated. Good luck with your concepts.
Mr. DecipleofX, I just visited your thread over at gameartisan. I left a comment but it prolly won’t show for a few hours because I’m a newb over there. Love the way it’s going, pretty sick creature :smiley:

#11

Katie - I just noticed that you asked about the size of the wings. I’m not sure yet if they will be “symbolic” wings meaning that they are too small to actually carry him, or if they will be large - at the moment I’m leaning toward large.

Quick update: I’m using DW4 as an opportunity to practice further in Zbrush. Doing sculpts in ZB has taken the place of doing real clay maquettes of figures as prep for my digital and oil paintings.

I’m fairly certain at this point that he won’t have horns, but instead they will be part of his helmet.

And a color test:

#12

Hey! Nice start! I like how you are focusing on a charismatic demon. A demon seducing its prey would be cool. He’s kind of like an evil elf… I love the sword idea also, very nice! :slight_smile: What i think you are missing at the moment is some more experimentation and development on the full figure. Keep it up!

-Niklas

#13

Great to see someone move away from the archetypal horned demon and make a move towards elegance. I agree with FrozZT, it would be nice to see some development of his body as a whole rather than bits at a time. However, his wings do look cool, i like the feather/bat wing hybrid version you got going on. Keep up the good work.

#14

I like the elvish influence. Something like a dark elf. The lesser demons deform, looking ugly and horrible, while the really bad ass guys control all their power, being not deformed.

#15

Wooow O_O

You’re 3D skills, they blow me away!

:bowdown:

Can’t wait to see the next update, maybe more of his body??

#16

Thanks everyone for your comments.

Katie, I’m flattered by your praise of my 3D skills, I consider them quite limited right now though, I’m no where near some of the true masters on this site when it comes to 3D, though I am an apt pupil and I’m getting my hands on everything I can to help me learn and become a better 3D sculptor. But I thank you for the encouragement! :smiley:

I have not had much time to play over the past two weeks so I am posting what I have been able to work ont: a refined head shot (part of my required modeling sheet). Body shots are coming next.

I played with the concept of him having no horns and having them be attached to a helmet instead, but I opted to have him sport a rack of horns growing from his head instead because the helmet was distracting too much from his facial features. Since the horn theme is a bit hackneyed (as pointed out by Sellis), I’m aiming to put a more unique spin on it by giving him a crown of horns vs just a set of two.

I’ve also added a third eye, a bit of borrowed symbolism from the Hindu pantheon of gods. Symbolically, the third eye allows deities to see in a dimension inaccessible to mortals. Just another small element to add to his “otherworldliness”.

Promise, next time full body drawings :wink:

#17

Creepy third eye is creepy!
Also I like how his horns go down lower on his head, and are kinda knobbly :smiley:

#18

Very cool man! I’m very interested in what your final image will look like! Keep it up!

#19

Looks like I’m not going to have the time to finish this challenge, real-life work is demanding my time, but I wish everyone the best of luck :wavey:

#20

Really? Even with the week extension?? :(!!! Woe! I hope you come back next year and get to finish :smiley: