This image started life as a quick sketch using ArtRage on the iPad. As the helmet design emerged so did the concept, the Samurai feel got me thinking about a Japanese security force recruited to help police a Middle Eastern territory. So the combat suit is not only intended to be intimidating - like most riot gear - but functional acting as a climate suit in the oppressive heat. One thing I've learnt from this image: a painting is finished when... I'm sick to the back-teeth of looking at it.
Original ArtRage iPad sketch.
I wanted that oil paint quality, so opted for Bao Pham's amazing ABR's from issue 42 of ImagineFX, with the opacity set high, resisting the temptation to reduce the brush size too far when detailing.
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