The Young Cleric

This was done for a character design challenge on the concept art forums. The brief was for a young boy who has strange birthmarks and has a mysterious power. I wanted to portray a melancholic boy who sees his power and sudden cleric promotion as another step from normality that he longs for.

 And here is the process

colouring a spud

with the Noctureshire population growing, I'm still curious too see if there is a way to colour them that doesn't detract from the line work.

Here is a latest attempt on Spud.

The original

I tried going for a sepia look with a subtle paper texture

And then a watercolour effect