Really cool contest and a nice way to add something else to my portfolio with big incentives :). Good luck to everyone entering.

My details ;

Name: Jonathan Hopkins

Email: jonhopkinsarts@gmail.com
Website: www.jonhopkinsart.com
Twitter: @jonhopkinsart
Facebook: @jonathanhopkinsart

Team: Fantasy

Going with a fantasy champion with a pet, one of my initial ideas was possible creating a creature to accompany him that would create an armour like shield or just a accompanying creature.

Here are the Initial idea thumbnails, I'll probably take a few of the thumbnails I like best and flesh them out a little then choose one for the final idea..

I personally like the concepts behind 9, 11 and 12. Will be interesting to see the progress :smile:.

9 days later

Thanks Arulan!

Here are some armour thumbnails I did and also the 3 I like the best that I will choose one design from those 3 to continue with.

Wow, i'm really taking to your weaponry concepts, I'm particularly into the axe concept, the decoration on the axe head gives off the impression of a sophisticated wielder, but that might just be my way of seeing it. I also feel that keeping your shield silho's simple for now gives you lots of space to explore with each on.

Thanks jblunar, glad you like them :smile: .

Final shields and armour thumbnails now to move on to fleshing them out.

Creature design thumbnails. I don't want the creature to have a to 'human' feel, so I feel number 6 best represents this.