Elvish Royal Inventor, 2024
Following Dagor Dagorath, Middle Earth rebuilds and enters the 16th century. I decided to create an elvish inventor who brings the brewing of coffee to Middle Earth. Using Dutch motifs like the lion sigil and braids, I focused on creating someone that would be part of an Elizabethan court with Baroque stylings.
Meru [Legend of Dragoon Faux Remake,] 2024
A redesign of Meru from The Legend of Dragoon. Wanted to go with a slightly more older and mature Meru that has cultural references grounded in Greece and the Mediterranean cultures surrounding it.
Dart [Legend of Dragoon Faux Remake,] 2024
Redesign of Dart from The Legend of Dragoon. With humans being a more new race in the world, I tied their aesthetic with the later Roman empire and Byzantine empire to contrast the Winglies. I wanted to keep his iconic red armor, but replaced the modified muscle cuirass with a lorica.
‘Arthurian Tales’
Lancelot du Lac, 2024
Always looking over his shoulder, back and forth, Lancelot’s thorough routine was a ritual whenever it crossed his mind. The ‘Cruel Child of the Lake’ is what they called him. A victim of childhood circumstance was not enough to atone for his crimes and behavior. Two women fell in love with him over the course of his life and died of unrequited, sorrowful love. The golden French Marigolds, found abroad in a foreign land, attracted the spirits for him to ensnare them. Both follow him, bound and chained to his existence; imbued into his mystical ring that the Lady of the Lake gifted him. After setting foot in his birthright, Joyeuse Gard, Lancelot’s paranoia and arrogance hit a new level. He regularly walks straight through the courtyard flowerbed to show power to his spare souls. With the holy sword Arondight at his hip, and the realm’s favor at his side, nothing exterior will stand in Lancelot’s way, only himself.
Iseult, 2024
Barely surviving being crushed by Tristan’s arms in his final moments, Iseult lives on to exact revenge. With Tristan’s harp in her hand, and her arm between the grip of his bones, she moves on as he is unable to. ‘The Wilted Maiden of Ruin’ seeks her maid that betrayed her, specifically referencing Wagner’s play “Tristan and Isolde.” Both her and King Mark will pay for the role they played in her story. I crafted Iseult’s outfit by using a traditional celtic dress, along with mourning funeral attire, and the regality of being an Irish princess.
Bedivere, 2024
Known as the right hand of King Arthur, Bedivere was also described as the one handed great warrior, Bedwyr Bedrydant. Tasked with returning Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake after the final battle, Bedivere served his King well. Wiglaf played a very similar role to Beowulf and also accompanied him in his final battle. While fighting the dragon, Wiglaf’s arm was badly burned and he too was tasked with moving Beowulf’s equipment to his funeral pyre. For this version of Bedivere, I wanted to reward him with his great service by having the Lake gift him Beowulf’s large sword, Naegling. Due to the large nature of the sword, the Lake also gifted him with Wiglaf’s burned arm, adorned with Beowulf’s jewelry. After Arthur’s passing, his dog Cavall would also find his way to Bedivere, due to how close they were during the hunt of the wild boar. Uncertain of his future, Bedivere would then venture outwards beyond distant lands to find purpose.
Morgan Le Fay, 2024
Often depicted as a chaotic witch, Morgan’s real claim to fame was her healing waters saving King Arthur and ushering him to Avalon. For this rendition, I focused on emphasizing her water magic as a sorceress by giving her a twin fish-Pisces familiar, and maintained her fairy roots by having an orbiting wisp (using a feline skull inside, as an homage to her first familiar as a fledgling witch in training.) By continuing under the tutelage of Merlin, Morgan studies to hone her water sorcery and eventually moves on away from Camelot to discover tomes capable of teaching her how to summon larger beasts. Here she stands in her realm that she uses to punish unfaithful knights.
Palamedes, the Saracen, 2024
Palamedes adorned in Questing Beast armor from the Arthurian legends. The Questing Beast was originally thought to have the head of a snake, leopard body, lions haunches, and deer's feet. Supposedly, this was just a medieval description of a giraffe. Whether it was or wasn't, here's my take on Palamedes slaying it and more or less becoming it, as an homage to Aleister Crowley's version of the story. Now, roaming the terrain of what remains of Arthur’s Camelot, Palamedes absorbed by spectral Malice, challenges those in search of the Grail.
‘The Last Dig’ Medieval Fantasy + World War Era Project
Moonlight Dancer, 2023
Ursadil, 2023
Gorhine, 2023
Hostile Helenite Henry, 2023
World Lore, 2023
Tortoise Planet Gods, 2023
Lapis Lazuli Lieutenant, 2023
Emerald Echo Enforcer, 2023
Imperial Immobilization Infantry, 2023
Prop Designs, 2023
Central Bunker Design, 2023
Last Servant of Minerva, 2023
A roman legionary that still serves the goddess Minerva long after most have forgotten her. She speaks to him through the relic flute that he holds and he does as instructed. The owl motifs are a reference to Minerva’s wisdom as well as the helmet’s modification to look like her helmet. The face of Saturn decorates the shin guards as Minerva was born bursting from his head; his face always being below everyone is a reminder of that defiance.
Callouts feature the sword, dagger, owl motif, travel bag, flute, greaves, tasset (w/ key,) axe, and bracers.
Fantasy Role Archetypes, 2022
Caster
Tank
Damage Dealer
Dhanya the Blade Dancer, 2022
A Sikh practitioner of the Gatka martial art of the Punjab region.
Langgeng the Undying Bandit, 2022
Langgeng is a legendary bandit that evaded death through a pact with the Balinese demon Rangda. He fights using a combination of Pencak silat while making sure to include Rangda in his flurry of attacks.
Dominion Knight, 2022
Self Containment Bay, 2022
Cover and marketing art for PNG Collection. This displays a core component of gacha games and the slaves we become as we indulge in this vice. Google Play cards not included.
Ent Design, 2022
My submission for May 2022’s Character Design Challenge with the theme ‘March of the Living Trees.’ I found the perfect tree when I went hiking at Mt. Baldy; I knew immediately that it would be a future creature, so I took plenty of pics!
Growing Reflections - A Moment Before XXXI, 2022
Seeing myself in a dim future and choosing to paint that with gleaming colors.
Gulmira the Nullsighted, 2022
Originally known as ‘The Poached Child,’ Gulmira proved herself as a skilled falconer and resilient fighter of the Crimean Khanate. When she first attuned with Max, her golden eagle, Gulmira made a choice to take on his blindness in exchange for his trust and cooperation. After both were bound together, Max chose the burden of taking on Gulmira’s emotional weight. In doing so, Max would grow larger and more robust in size. Gulmira had come a long way, but her journey hadn’t even reached the end of its first stretch.
Madam Guilt IX, 2022
The Ninth Magistrate of Forlorn Vindication. She has never given a ‘not guilty’ verdict in her career. Her impartiality was as fleeting as the sobriety of a life-long alcoholic. The classic balancing scales have been melt down into scale mail bracers; the scales all maintain the same direction, to suggest an unchanged opinion. The sword of justice is tethered to the smiting mallet, with a chain for ease of use, and to propagate its unique sound as her imminent arrival.
Madam Guilt’s portrait.
Kingmaker of Yule, 2022
For witches in the cult of Yule, no season brings them greater joy than Winter. As the solstice strikes, each devotee finds a way to exonerate themselves by praising the Horned God, in a way that she sees fit. Each year, one of these vessels is chosen by Him to return to his dominion and birth the next horn that all will worship.
Monk Class, 2021
Design for a monk archetype. Initially created to fit into the world of ‘Fifth Season of Entropy.’ As a follower of Etienna, he serves as both guardian and devout servant.
Wrath of Deo, 2021
Humans destroyed the Earth so much that it set off an immense rage inside of Deo (Demeter, the Greek goddess), causing a cataclysmic reaction — along with a thorough decimation of the surface. The ground swallowed civilizations whole, fires burnt through forests, and many simply turned to specks of charred dust. Now, on her journey to bring life back to a dead Earth, Deo slowly spreads a healthy amount of green and some scarlet red for good measure.
Shani, God of Karma, 2021
My somewhat modern interpretation of the Hindu God of Karma. If you're good, he'll share some of his black sesame balls on his famous trident! If you're bad, his scepter-adorned bat is looking for some company. Shani’s ornate shoes feature a crow in reference to his famous mount, while the hanging feather allows it to always be in flight. The blue sapphire on his head is his first wife that he keeps with him at all times. Furthermore, the endless knot is the Hindu representation of Karma, the lajwanti flower was his favorite flower (many similar garbs feature floral prints), and the bow n’ arrow print on his wrist references 2 things that he always held in his arms (sometimes seen with 4 arms.)
Maximinus Thrax’s War Horse, 2021
The personal horse of Maximinus Thrax. Adorned with similar war paint, skulls, and symbols of Mars.
Legatus Maximinus Thrax, 2021
The first to become a barbarian emperor of Rome. Born of humble origins as a low class Thracian, with his name derived from the son of Ares. Despite being emperor, he never actually returned to Rome due to his continued German campaign. History might have been very different, had he returned to his throne alive.
Different Roman armor archetypes, ranging from common soldier, to centurion, to legate. The legatus armor seemed the most appropriate and was explored the furthest before settling on the final design. The final piece incorporated various barbarian elements into a somewhat typical legatus armor set. His shin guards are painted with leg bones with the typical Roman swirl flourish inside of them; his cheek guards also mirror this style with mandible bone paint. His chest armor has a common emperor’s chest design, but reworked to have the horses be all skeletons. The helmet and bracer have various motifs of the Roman god Mars. Below his gladiator’s glove are teeth of his enemy commanding officers’ (hanging on his sword’s hilt.)
Knight Sketches, 2021
Sketches for a knight design.
Fifth Season of Entropy, 2021
Linh “Etienna” Vivaldi, the mute stage mime who returned to the family trade of music. After thieves steal the original sheet music to the ‘Four Seasons,’ Etienna pursues them across neighboring borders. With each successive retrieval, the latent abilities are unlocked inside of her. Unable to be satisfied with just the Four Seasons, Etienna searches for a Fifth that was rumored to be able to give her a voice. The only lead she had was a place ‘above the clouds and beyond the storm.’
Haute Witch Couture, 2021
Inspired by the Elie Saab 2019 couture collection. Entry for Character Design Challenge April 2021 ‘Fashion Extravaganza.’
Mycelium Marauder, 2021
The Mycelium Marauder is the proud leader of the Boletus Buccanneers. She always finds a way to stay out of direct conflict with law-abiding nations and takes advantage of their civil strife. By reaping the land of its mycelium, the marauder absorbs networks of information to sell to the opposing side.The cantankerous, antisocial behavior is only tolerated due to her father's diplomatic ties with tribes that secure the outskirts of the region.
The canada jay is the perfect choice for companion when compared to the masochistically shrill parrots that lesser pirates often use. As a part-time fungivore and opportunist, the jay seeks out any mushroom that is unfortunate enough to enter its sight.
Elias the Maharlika, 2021
Many of the gods felt that he had unfinished business worthy of watching, so Jose Rizal was brought back as Elias, the Maharlika warrior. Losing the Battle of Manila in 1570 was what caused the Spanish rule in the first place, and this time, it wouldn't be lost.
As a warrior who practices mangkukulam, Elias raises the souls of fallen soldiers and Spanish conquistadors to do his bidding. His favorite soul in particular, is calling upon Ferdinand Magellan, who was killed and taken by Filipinos during the Battle of Mactan (1521.)
This would be the first of many campaigns that Elias leads in his attempt to change the fate of his nation and its relationship with its aggressors.
Hushed Storm (Kepler’s Pull), 2021
Starting a day like any other, the siblings leisurely explored Kepler’s forests without restraint or supervision. Having spent every day since birth with one another, both were quick to aggravate and annoy one another. Neither could have predicted that this would be one of the last moments that they shared before a violent separation of 32 years.
Xipe Totec Luchador, 2021
Luchador based on the death god Xipe Totec.
Reconstruction, 2021
Jill, a general contractor obsessed with nursery rhymes, digs deeply into her mind's eye to actualize what inspires her and unearth her societally proclaimed truth. As an optimist, Jill finds a way to discover humor and a positive outlook for her past, despite the literal rocks that fly out at her frequently. She has a kink for inappropriate situations in heels too.
Forest Biome (Kepler’s Pull), 2021
For a rain forest, there was a surprisingly low amount of pools of water present before the lamia arrived. Once they did, however, their beaver-like dams and altars to themselves changed how one must traverse under the trees. You never knew if it was simply a deer molting behind the tree or something far more sinister.
Colony Year 8 (Kepler’s Pull), 2021
As bustling as an established colony on Kepler 452 b could be, life was calm and moderately taxing. Research into the unique atmosphere and strange happenings of having only female life forms on the planet was going well. Unfortunately for those there, this would be cut short in a mere 3 years.
Colony Year 11 (Kepler’s Pull), 2021
Who would have considered that the disappearance of one boy could result in the fall of a world’s finest civilization. A traumatic event was the catalyst to an even larger calamity for the colonists. The composition of the air on Kepler allowed the flames to burn for years, completely devastating the ecosystem.
Loki Variant (Self Portrait), 2021
Painted myself as a Gemini Variant of Loki after really enjoying the show! Naturally, with an asymmetrical design for Loki, I gave myself two Alioths at the gates to the end of time.
Clerical Terror (Redux), 2021
Spelunking in the local caverns requires a dedicated clergyman in the party to exorcise the unburied bones of deceased men. The minister nearby owns the Lance of Longinus along with an aspergillum that has a bottomless pool of holy water. Under hushed voices, the demons anticipate each of his arrivals with vast numbers, but each secretly wishes that he doesn’t visit them too soon.
Last Vision of Freyja (Redux), 2021
In the midst of a stagnant battlefield, an orb filled with deep red blood descended from a pillar of light. After a sudden flash, an eyeball dropped into the pool of blood and the murders of crows erupted into gales of feather. With each pop of poultry, a new memory was bestowed to Freyja. She knew that it would all be over soon.
Lamia Progenitor (Kepler’s Pull), 2020
The amalgamation of an original Kepler 452-b settler and a snake parasite’s genome. She has aggressive behavior towards human-grown vegetation and uses the trees to create religious altars. Having a strong foothold near the exoplanet’s forest biome, the lamia frequently kidnap the children of settlers.
IEF Conservationist Patroller (Kepler’s Pull), 2020
Tasked with maintaining planetary habitability of Kepler 452-b. His armor filtrates the high carbon dioxide of the exoplanet’s atmosphere. The native lamia population must be culled in order to maintain Earth’s presence in the region. He is armed with a harpoon gun due to how ineffective beam munitions are on the local threats.