These are sketches of the finalized armor design of my character.
Something to note is that a large part of my concept art is done on paper.
I wanted to convey that the character was a well-traveled and seasoned hero. This game is set at the end of the hero's journey, after all. Due to this goal, cloth satisfied the traveling side of the character, but that wasn't enough. In a few of the early concepts, I was drawn to a pauldron and long gauntlet look, mixed alongside with the cape/cloak. This accomplished both sides of the character I wanted to have shown.
The design took another slight turn when I saw a LARP armor design with a blued-steel cuirass and greaves. I knew I had to mix it into my design. Now, as seen above, it has a historically accurate cloth look with the Gambeson and hood, with the hero look of the cuirass, gauntlets, and greaves.
Moodboard
Early Concepts
