The Ossifrage Warrior

Final illustration

Final illustration

Detail

Detail

Initial exploration sketches

Initial exploration sketches

Bearded vulture studies

Bearded vulture studies

Bearded vulture head studies

Bearded vulture head studies

Process

Process

Process GIF

Process GIF

A character I created for the Character Design Challenge of January 22. The theme was Bird Warrior and I was inspired by desert nomad warriors and bearded vultures, super gorgeous birds with a very particular approach to hunting.

The small caption for this character was:

"The Ossifrage, the deadly warrior that dwells in the desert, crushes his victim's bones to eat the marrow inside and then fashions weaponry from the remains. If you see one circling or lurking around you in your travels, find refuge or quickly play dead: the Ossifrage has no interest in dead prey, for only the living have the tastiest bones."

Album
Date
February 6, 2022