If you could redesign the visual language of power armor, how would you do it? Or if you would not, why not?
I would not redesign the armour.
Although it is of course anatomically impossible to wear, as is proven again and again with amusing pictures. And although it is also otherwise impractical in any form. It would probably make more sense to put the Astartes in big rubber hamster balls than in this armour. So purely in terms of defence.
Not to mention the fact that there is no consensus among the authors as to how heavy these things are. I just read again (in a Black Library novel, so absolutely canonical) that a marine weighs 300 kilos including armour. That makes the armour "only" about 80 to 100 kilos. Which should be comfortable for an Astartes to move even without the support of the generator. Seems suspect to me! But GW would never allow canonical confusion! Never!
But - the armour is more than just iconic. They are a brand essence for Warhammer. They have an instantly recognisable silhouette and are immediately attributable to Space Marines in any situation. Their fictional design evolution over the millennia makes them the tree rings of the Warhammer universe and yet Chaos Space Marines have all the freedom with them.
Would I change details? Sure! After all, I do it all the time in my illustrations. Because I just like some things better in a different way. In general, "my" armour is lighter, less bulky. Because I like that. Nevertheless, I keep the basic silhouette.
But change them completely? No.
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A concept art of Nina decked out with her own weapons from a sword to a taser.
Thought it would be funny for a bird to carry a taser.
Art © GreenWingSpino
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if you all could see all the fanart i imagine in my head and never draw it’d blow your tits clean off
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Early visual development for Wish (2023) by Griselda Sastrawinata-Lemay and Brittney Lee.
An earlier version of the film saw Star take on a human form as a magical, glowing character inspired by Peter Pan. Ultimately, the creative team reconceptualized Star as an ethereal, playful entity resembling Mickey Mouse. "Now Star and Asha have an emotional journey. They are soulmates." -Allison Moore.
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First Post!
I deleted my old tumblr because... man idk why it was covid-times and the prefrontal cortex was not in the room with us!! Anyways, I was reminded by my lovely friend @repecca that tumblr exists, and that some of my work has been going around on here, so I decided to post some of my work up officially!
Starting off with my most notable (?) work to date, here's my LOTR: The Middle Kingdom Project.
Now, it's been over a year since I posted this, and at the time I was... really searchingfor myself artistically, and I decided to go all in on something that I'd been ruminating on for a long time.
So, hello, again. I'm Leia. I do visual development/BG design, and I'm also a writer of things. I love fantasy and transformative work. It's nice to meet you.
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The Demons Hair Style
Hey Mates!
Today I started to get a bit visual. I wanted to figure out the hair style of the demon. For this I also set the gender. The demon is genderfluid, and a shapeshifter, but the appearance I will put together as we go, will be the one, they are comfortable with most of the time. I might do a fembodied version later, if the occasion fits. Down below you'll see the different styles, I tried.
I kinda settled on the last one already, but I wanna know what you are thinking about the hair styles?
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TWO THANGS
when I say "love" with no descriptors, I don't mean romantic by default
when I say "art" with no descriptors, I don't mean visual by default
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Get in losers, we're having a TAZ renaissance!
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