Concept, Art Direction, Design

For this more developed concept I had a brightly colored southwestern Kachina (Katsina) inspired figure in mind, but updated with future-tech. After getting the idea down on paper I modeled the helmet in 3d, which I composited over photographic plates that I took of a posed model. I also had some fun with alternative looks…

A final comp with all elements in place…

Experimentation with some different looks…

Having fun with it…

A quick initial sketch to get my thoughts on paper (or on a tablet in this case)…

From zbrush I brought the helmet to modo for retopology and rendering…

A look at the basic Fusion composite over the photographed plate…