Some of my initial sketches :
My initial thoughts were to create a character who is part lion, whether that be lion headed or bodied. I tried both and ended up leaning towards lion bodied. Firstly, it isn't something that actually showed up in ancient Egypt so (hopefully) more creative. Secondly in the back story, though I'm not sure I'll get this into the final illustration, I had this idea of the forces of darkness perverting the rules of death and mummification and I was seeing the "enemies" as wildebeest headed mummies, as I thought they had the potential to look really demonic (in fact I almost wish I'd gone with the dark side and creating a villain in this vein!) I wondered if the Egyptian gods would be a bit offended at creating "mortals" in their own image, in case it might damage their reputations, making them less unique as it were. Also if the enemies have animal heads I was hoping for some interesting contrast between the two sides.
I am still wondering a bit whether Sekhet should in fact be a bit more anthropomorphic, so not wholly lion bodied, but maybe legs/claws of a lion while mostly human otherwise, but I'm really concerned with lack of time for experimenting.
A contest like this might not be the best time for pushing myself so hard (I feel very out of my depth tbh) but I need to push myself at some time right?
