Ataraxi - Concepting

Finally got some good concepting time in on the ataraxi. The sketch of Nolnevus on the right is pretty much the final design for the ataraxi. Then ended up looking a little more draconic than I'd originally envisioned, but I like the direction they took.

Voren

Been playing around with some ideas for one of Nexus' protagonists/antiheroes, Voren. This is the closest I've come to settling on a design I like.

Berserk

Jordan initiating operational procedure "bring the noise".



Or maybe he's just really serious about prancing.

Oratos

Blah. Just some real rough sketches tonight. The creature featured on the left is a member of the species oratos (ohr-AY-tahss). These guys have mutated a good deal since my original design. They were originally intended to be a sort of elegant, haughty bipedal race. They were supposed to sort of resemble the Kamino cloners from Star Wars, Episode II. However, as I developed the plot, the look just didn't fit, and all my races were sort of becoming a little too similar in appearance, which would have just been boring and confusing. So, I've been retooling appearances, and I decided to push the oratos toward something a little freakier looking. I picture these guys moving/behaving a lot like the Geth creepers from Mass Effect.

The smug looking guy on the right is Wolfgang, one of the protagonists from Nexus, and a loveably arrogant smartass.

Rise and Shine

Just another random sketch of Tessida for your enjoyment. I must've yawned 20-30 times while sketching this thing. Damn mimetics.

Gesture Drawings - Combat

Full body dynamic poses have always been one of my (many) weaknesses when it comes to drawing. As such, I spent a little time today knocking out some combat type poses from various references.

Sedune

Sedune is a kayeni, much like Tessida. One of the interesting items of note about kayeni is that they possess an epidermal layer just below their very thin melanin layer that is highly reactive to adrenaline, seratonin, and various endorphins. In a nutshell, kayeni skin color changes with their mood. Sedune is an activist singer/beat poet, and when she gets fired up while reciting her poems or singing, her skin undergoes impressive hue shifts. To enhance the effect for her audience, she has gotten geometric designs tattooed across her entire body to mask and accentuate the changes. The result ends up being a scintillating kaleidoscope effect dancing across her skin.

On a technical note, this image demonstrates why I really should have taken a color theory course at some point. Also, sticking to a particular style likely would have been helpful.