Hey guys.

I'm currently taking a break from the illustration. but here are my thumbnail sketches for comp and mood + lighting.

after I made all 3 I still feel I'm gravitated to the 1st thumbnail sketch but compared to the two others, I feel that this one is just strong on lighting and mood but story-wise its non existent just cool pose and lighting

2nd thumbnail sketch I really love but after I made the 3rd one I realized the 2nd thumbnail sketch feels really static and boxed in.

So I went with the 3rd one as I feel like its dynamic , has story and has right balance of mood between all 3.

Here is just a few sketches I made trying to figure out how to draw sword trails / lightning trails to connect the sword to the shield visually. was later applied to the third illustration thumb

@rgdraw @yazziixx @nesokaiyoh @clarief

thanks everyone for the interest on my entry! I'm not sure if I can post any more illustration updates after this . maybe when its at 50%? , I'll see what I can update with !

best of luck to everyone!

hey guys its ultra crunch time here at my end , crunching with other friends on discord for our finals heres a few updates !

Here is what I could come up with within 20 hours of painting , havent slept yet lol, for me this is so unpolished and would love to spend 2 or 3 more days polishing everything before I put it on my online portfolio , but for now this is my final submission for Artwar its been fun! next time ill definitely try to join in early to get a better chance!