#tanny is one of my favs to draw solely because of his hair

[overlydependant]

ever wonder what tannhauser looks like under that respirator?

yeah me neither.

WOW okay jokes aside, I had a lot of fun imagining what Tanny would look like without the mask. Being able to download the character references was also a godsend for this project. I'm so happy the NarraDeclaration team has them available for download, 'cause now I can see every time I forgot a design detail <3 (not complaining though, Skelebean did a wonderful job designing the best gang of chucklefucks in Outset)

This is also the closest I've ever been to trying to be 'anatomically correct.' I had to look up some pretty weird stuff, the tamest of which was 'chin up reference.' I don't think it's 100% accurate anyways, but I had fun and that's what matters.

Uncensored version + more design thoughts under the cut. Trigger warning for some pretty gnarly face modification, specifically to the mouth and lower jaw.

If you don't wanna see that, the basic summary is: I wanted Tanny to look scary lol

So we know that there was an ACCIDENT that occurred to Tannhauser which resulted in his mostly-robotic form. I'm not sure if it's been mentioned in-game, but my conspiracy theory is that he got mangled by a chainsaw car due to a Tyrant's Guild raid. As a part of THE ACCIDENT, I think he lost his whole bottom jaw, requiring reconstructive facial surgery with leftover skin and more metal to replace the missing bone. The respirator is to help maintain that structure, and to assist in eating and breathing.

Again, it bears mentioning that I had A LOT of fun with this.

Even if he is one of the sillier characters among the party, I think it's always good to remember that Tannhauser can be very intimidating when he wants to be and when he doesn't want to be! The cringefail balances out the coolness perfectly.

Oh and if you're wondering why he's got such sharp canines, the answer is simple: I thought it would look cool and no one was there to stop me.

#tanny is one of my favs to draw solely because of his hair #it is such an AGGRESSIVE shade of red and i love it #i have another mask-off face hc for him but for that one he is just. a guy #it's the same with baldric lol #it's either 'this is just a normal man' or 'goddamn what happened to you' #with no in-between #also cant wait for my theory to be proven wrong #i have not caught up and i have no idea if they drop more backstory stuff in the later eps of season 3 #i believe this is the first time i'm posting serious art to tumblr so #hooray?? #this blog is 90% for sillies and rogue interests but i might post more #in the distant future #rotgrind #narrative declaration #tannhauser #my art