Valdir, The Barbarian
A concept for an arctic Barbarian, inspired by traditional clothing from Mongolia. I had a lot of fun with this one, planning out the rough bodies, sketching the outfits, and finally rendering.
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These iterations were mostly for me to get a feeling for what Valdir was, and who he was. I knew I wanted someone who looked badass, but also had some style or cares about what they wore. I was tired of seeing the traditional naked Barbarian with the loincloth, so I opted for full-body garb. Additionally, I was really into drag at the time so I thought a lot about different furs and waist-length tunics and pants.
Finally, at this point I sketched out Valdir as cleanly as possible within the one night I had to do this. Looking at all three, I really liked concept 1 but I hated how much he looked like he just came out of a hair commercial. I opted to mix the two by integrating the accessories and hair from concept 2, and went for a darker colour palette to convey the aggressive feeling I felt from concept 3.