Cold Frontiers | Character Designs

"In the farthest, coldest reaches of the Great Eastern Empire, the Old Gods stir in their sleep."

While in their endless pursuit of resources to feed the war machine, the Great Eastern Army finds something in the depths of the mines that is beyond human understanding. Old powers that can either turn the tides in combat or bring on complete annihilation for the ones who wield it.

Being a worker in the mines, Sofya never cared much for anything beyond making it to the next day, passing time in whatever way she could. But once she starts hearing strange whispers coming from the deep, she has no choice but to investigate.

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This project was part of a mentorship I worked on in my free time, where my main goal was to develop characters with a strong emphasis on storytelling, grounding them in their respective universe, and making the whole process informed by research and world-building.
As for the technique, I wanted to go for a more traditional workflow this time, with hand-drawn sketches and a painterly approach for the final renders. My goal was to convey the ideas in a more graphic, but still effective manner.

I would like to give a shoutout to Riccardo Moscatello, who´s been guiding me through this project and has been an amazing mentor throughout. I feel like I learned a lot while having fun with the project at the same time : )