Whoah love the story behind this, the designs look rad too
Thank you so much! I always try to make up a story first before working on the character, it feels like it saves me more time coming up with ideas when I can ust write everything down faster.
Good evening!
Another update to my character. I have gathered what I needed and now going to go full force! So for the face, I kind of already decided what I wanted to do, I wanted a strong face, maybe Ashur a little tired looking and so on. Someone who just clearly wants to be alone for the time being. However, for the hair, I was having a hard time with it.
At first, I wanted it a bit spikey but then I also kind of wanted it a little messy, for someone that used to steal to make a living I think may not always have the best amenities to take care of himself properly. I still wanted an edge to his look though, I have always loved those undercut designs you see on the back of the head. I wanted to do one of him as well. The markings could be symbol of his connection to the bandits or something that all the bandits share.
Later on in the week I may post lightning scars or burn scars, since I can't really decide which one I would rather go with lol! Enjoy these progression sketches for now!
Awesome work! The face is great!! I like the hair tattoo thing (sorry don't know the proper word o: ) It's a great idea!
Thank you! And yeah, I am not sure what they are called either LOL but they are just neat haircut designs.
Ahh that portrait of him is really well painted, the values and edge control are beautiful. Looking forward to seeing more!
Another update! I am trying to pace myself to make sure I am thinking about my character clearly while trying to make sure I meet deadlines XD. Here is Ashur but I was playing around with different scar/burn ideas. I mentioned in the story that he has a very noticeable scar that can make people nervous. However, when the scar could change from being like a normal scar to like a storm kind of darkish tone or shade on him? I was trying to figure things out lol! I can't decide. Enjoy the update!
This is great and all of them works! I like the idea of having the scar a different tone than the skin! About the shape what if it's similar to his powers, or the shape a skull or of what made him the scar if it's a creature?
Ooooo! His scar can be related to his powers or it could even be a tattoo of some kind!
something else you may also want to consider is the effect on form the scar would have - if it's running up the side of his face, since scar tissue is a tightly wound mass of fibers, it might be drawing his mouth into a snarl (further intimidating strangers!) if it affects one of his arms, it might have twisted the muscle or even the arm itself into an unexpected shape.
i love a character born with a backstory! interested in seeing where you take this guy. his hair is great and the way you imply forms with soft value is impressive.
Numer 1 for body is really clear and looks amazing =D
And the same for 2 for face.
awesome concept. looking forward to see more =)
I didn't even think of that! That would be more intimidating XD. But I will definitely try adjusting his arm scars, since scars do raise can look distorted.
And thank you for your comments and advise! I hope to share more concepts soon! 
I was going to aim for #2 too as well for the face XD there is something cool about it.
Good evening guys! Another update! This time I was focusing on his clothing and on some of his moves and how he would use his staff-relic and his powers. I had fun with this doodles!
With the clothing, I marked the ones that I did like, I may go with either one of the two or combine them since they do look similar. I mostly did small iterations since in my head I kind of knew what I wanted but it is always a good idea to draw things out!
Charging - when there is a convenient thunderstorm he can use his staff as a conduction rod to get a bit more energy from the lightning.
Defense - Electric shield
Hand to Hand - He can focus his energy into his hands (or other parts of his body) and use them as electric pulses.
Lightning Bolt - Just the usual lightning bolt kind of attacks, depending on how much power he puts behind it can range from short range to long-range (long range takes more energy.)
Enjoy guys!
Really nice!! Some really great abilities for him, do you know which you'll use for the illustration?
Awesome work!
a sling - YES! that also makes sense mechanically, if his arm requires support or has limited range of motion/he only uses it for combat, he probably wouldn't want it to flop around too much outside of that.
with regards to the rest of the clothing, i'm curious about the mix of styles/the time period and setting indicated by his adornments. i don't think what you've indicated here is really a kimono so much as, well, a cloak. a feudal, pre-industrial setting would be interesting but would clash with the zippers (i think those are zippers?) on his pants.
With the sling, yes and YESSSS read my mind perfectly, that is exactly how I wanted it to come across XD!
And Oh dear, well as regards his garments, what I have written in my notes was “Theme/style” I was only inspired by different clothing in different time periods and try to I guess combinneee them together? Just simply clothing styles that I was looking for as reference to come up with something interesting. The actual “setting” takes place in a sci-fi/fantasy/ possibly steam-punkish realm where there is a heavy melting-pot of different cultures. So his clothes are a bit mix-match, almost like a walking vacation stamp (in a way) of all his travels being a thief. I apologize if it wasn’t very clear in my writing, when I write I say a bunch of things in the beginning if I am not sure about stuff yet but they may change over time XDDD
And it is actually suppose to be a kimono (or It’s a kimono inspired type of cloak) but it’s just not being worn properly, he wears it as a jacket over a jacket if that makes sense at all lol.
