@evehartman @hoaivan11 thank you so much guys !! ^^
So i went with the 1st thumb in the 1st image again since i already have some narrative going for it !
i'll try to explain the general idea and give more details as i finalize them
So basically it's a golem fueled by magic made for fighting against darkness but ends up infected by it during a battle so, before she's completely consumed by darkness she got this overwhelming flow of both dark and light power, with it she achieves self awareness and decides to use that mix of power for a final stand against dark .
Now the risk of the idea is the fact that it might not be clear whether she's light or dark so i'm gonna design both before and after infection versions , and for the illustration i'm thinking making it have this statue in action feel to it so taking reference from some porcelain figurines .
Looking for some more reference for older figurines , with cracks and all ..
And some more pose exploration for the final !^^ not going in order but just wanna get a feel of what i'm gonna do than i'll go back and refine all.
Cheers !^^