Jack Watson

Ancient Hero | Zelda. April 2022

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I wanted to work on my own twist on the Ancient Hero from the Legend of Zelda, pulling in inspiration from Full Metal Alchemist’s color palettes and armor examples.

Illustration of the Ancient Hero split diagonally to show the final painting vs the line art

Sketches

Linework: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

Linework

Linework of the Ancient Hero on a warm background

Final

Final digital painting in an oil paint style. An old curias and helmet with a skull inside, leaves sprouting from within.

Painting: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

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