A very poorly taken picture (must get a scanner soon) of a concept Ive had in my head for a while. First of many sketches I suspect. An early visualizing of idea.
The thought was of re-inventing the D&D esk storyline, creating a new sort of Wizard that was enough of a traditional look to feel like an obvious wizard and yet be, different.
My basic thought is that he holds a scar from a past battle with a power as evenly matched to his own, or perhaps greater. That I wanted to show that the scar was one created by magic and that this man was tied to magic.
I eventually came to the image of his head having been almost smashed open. a large chunk missing. but the wound looking like literally that, smashed. The surreal contrast of a lightbulb glass like cracked edge to the edge of the wound, but appearing on a form that was clearly and obviously a soft skin. The idea of these two opposites and impossible images appearing at once.
The idea needs a lot of work to, well work, but I still like the image in spirit. This was just a fifteen second doodle. Christopher lee being the basis for the general look of the face. I could also picture the wound with a constant slow stream of smoke quietly drifting out from the cavity left from the previous encounter.
note: this might lead to a character here in void. but i'm not sure yet, so im not going to move any stuff related to it into the incubator just yet...
The Great Switcheroo
Ghost vs. Itami
@ 7:12 AM May 5th