ART WAR | 2D | Razdhaar the Raptor | 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.

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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

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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

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

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

@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

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

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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:

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 !