Currently working on a character concept based off of the personification of the province of Skyrim, from The Elder Scrolls series. Wanted to do a WIP showcase so I can show a bit of what the process looks like.

Inspired by atmoran craftsmanship, this was my first ever attempt at sculpting/modeling a weapon. The motifs are mostly simple nordic ones, with the hawk going back to the Nord creation myth.

The myth states that the Nords were born when the goddess Kyne breathed life into them atop the Throat of the World. Kyne is generally depicted as a hawk, hence the hawk axehead.

POSED CHARACTER

A lot of work left to do, the left arm still needs sculpting, as well as the face and parts of the outfit. Not to mention adding... hair. Generally speaking, though,

this is the final concept.

Using Marvelous Designer for clothing is always fun but I'm still struggling to get around the optimization for rendering, since MD to ZBrush can create some very nasty artifacts.

HOLD STONES

A collection of stones bearing the insignia of each of Skyrim's nine holds. These will be part of the outfit but I'm adding them towards the end of the process as having 9 chunks of geometry added on top of what is already a somewhat heavy piece makes my ZBrush cry.

I've rendered them here for fun and because I liked the way they looked in warm lighting.

That's it for now! Next project posted will most probably be the finished product. Thanks for checking the WIP out!