ART WAR | 2D | Razdhaar the Raptor | Imalou

[imalou]

Name : Léa Dabssi
Email : lea.dabssi@gmail.com
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Website : https://www.artstation.com/artist/imalou
Team : Fantasy

Hey everyone !
Here's my first time entering a concept art contest ever, I hesitated since my artstyle is more cartoony and less epic but sometimes you need to go out of your confort zone.

Type of warrior : Tank / mount.
Breed : Dromaeosauridae.
Fantasy universe : Prehistoric.
Live in : Deserts, oasis or arabian forest.
Eats : antelopes, gazelles, deers little animals, fish, insects, fruits.
Omnivorous
Around 5 meters, 196.8 inch

11,000 years ago in the Arabian desert, a group of Dromaeosauridae survived. Humans found the animals, they decided to domesticate them and ride the raptors. Razdhaar was the strongest and fastest of them all, only a few of the riders could use him. He was so strong that he could destroy everything who would be on his way.

Here's a first board of researches, sketches, silhouettes. Next step is armor reasearch and colors.

[rgdraw]

Nice work ! I like the style

[imalou]

Thanks a lot rgdraw !
Here's a sketch of Razdhaar rider, Fatimah, a young orphan girl who is one of the most powerful rider in the tribe

[rgdraw]

Great design !

[Crayvv]

Amazing details on her1 I love the face paint too

[sicaeth]

So good!
Love the mount character and proportions C:

[imalou]

Thanks a lot @sicaeth, @Kreyhardt and @rgdraw !
I developped a bit my characters story and that girl will be a bit more focused on. I imagine her being an orphan aswell and finding the raptor in an oasis, I'll draw her a bit more and find her typical old arabian clothes

[imalou]

first thumbnails to brainstorm, I usually do my thumbnails with lines more than with shapes, so it's a bit sketchy ^^" !

[rgdraw]

Great backstory for the character and the thumbnails are really dynamic !

[imalou]

thanks !
color test of the side character with her battle outfit

[mavkrogan]

That face is very cute! I really like the style, you should be working at Disney/pixar!

[imalou]

@mavkrogan thanks a lot !! to be honest I already had an interview/portfolio review with Disney and they liked my art and showed me support, it was super inspiring ! my goal in life is to work on an animated movie or create my own
my artstyle is more cartoony and I had many insecurities with this kind of contest ! But I'm having so much fun, theses characters really inspire me !!

I sketched a bit the look of my concept art sheet, that will be my last art for today, I need a break, I have draw a bit too much in just one day hehe

[rgdraw]

Really nice concept sheet !

[imalou]

thanks !
Here's the beast colored with his war equipment

[Crayvv]

Continuing the discussion from ART WAR | 2D | Razdhaar the Raptor | Imalou:

thanks !
Here's the beast colored with his war equipment

Nice outfit design and her raptor is insane! haha The body paint of that raptor is amazing! The colors are so bright! Good work thats amazing

[rgdraw]

Love the colors ! Nice work

[imalou]

thanks you two !! I really appreciate your support
What do you think about that design ? is that epic enough for this contest ? Not out of the theme ? I was a bit afraid this morning about it D:

[rgdraw]

You're welcome
I think it fits the theme, it's original and a raptor makes it epic just by saying it
Can't wait for the illustration now !

[imalou]

I'm not done yet tho ! I wanna render that character concept board I'll start the illustration when I'll be 100% happy with the concepts and researches !

[rgdraw]

Yeah ! Keep up the good work !
So curious to see what your gonna do