King Bowser
A fanart illustration made of King Bowser from the video game, Super Mario Bros. This illustration included a creature-bend concept in which I reimagined what King Bowser would be if he turned into a human.
The Process
References and initial concepts for the illustration.
Lineart and initial renders for the illustration. During this point, I was definitely having a hard time with rendering armor and the face. Fortunately, I was given feedback and a paintover by Artgerm to figure out how to solve those issues.
Final render of the illustration. I was definitely proud that I was able to make the face much fiercer, and render the armor to make it more metallic. However, I definitely could’ve added much more detail to it as the rendering of my armor made it feel more chromatic than how it’s supposed to be. I also feel that some detailing of wear and tear would’ve made it better. Finally, while Bowser’s throne in the illustration is inspired by how it looks like in my refboard above, realistically, I think normal-sized bricks would’ve worked better.