Madden Serpent
Type of project
Animation + Concept Art
DESCRIPTION
The concept behind "Madden Serpent": Gods from another tribe are ripping the world asunder and whilst the increasingly impotent shamen respond by increasing sacrificial offerings. Our protagonist has decided to fight the new gods, with bravery and magic.
YEAR
2021
Theme
Mayan Gods
Software
CHARACTER DESIGN
When you say "hero" you would think of a big muscular character with lots of armor and a big sword.
What I wanted to achieve with this project was to create an unusual type of hero, fluffy and small but still keeping the aura of a warrior and fighter.
Malu is the hero of this concept story. He used to be one of the helpers of the Aztec monks until his tribe was decimated by the Serpent God.
The Mad God or the Serpent used to be a venerated God by the Aztecs for bringing rain and wind. As the generations evolved, the Gods became less relevant, soon forgotten. This fact made the Gods disappear one by one, the Serpent choosing to seek revenge instead.
The concept for Hiskar combines the elements of a snake and bird, with signs of going mad such as horns, red elements, and sharp claws and teeth.
The starting point was a calm and cheerfull looking God that over time became ravaged and berserk.
Here you can view how the key art was produced.
CHARACTERS
Since the Aztec tribes used lots of golden and reds I have incorporated those in the Serpents design, playing with different concept brushes to achieve the look and texture of scales.
The wings of the mad serpent are now featherless, similar to a bats' , damaged from the victims that fought him in battle.
The key art for this project represented a piece of confrontation. The hero would challenge the God.
After various sketches I decided to go with a composition that would show the imbalance of size between the two characters.