Oneshi-Mech - Concept Art (6 images)
Starting point of 3 variations of a mech.
With a base off the 3rd mech, asked to incorporate some elements from the 1st and 3rd.
Namely the legs from 1st, and shoulder pauldrons from 2nd.
Finding a solid base design that the AD was happy with, was time to start equipping the mech with some gear.
Equipped and some rough color layouts.
Final stage was the AD asking for variations on the halo-style propulsion system. So some different layouts to allow it to fit better within the image.
Final decision was to keep the halo-style propulsion, but just to adjust it's position and size a little bit to fit better on the cover.
2023, digital concept art in procreate for published cover and interior sequentials (Published cover)
Designing a mech for a wrap around cover for Oneshi Press's quarterly anthology #13
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Had a lot of fun working with the Art director on this one. They came to me with the idea of a giant mech that would be part of the intro pages for their 13th anthology comic, fighting a kaiju sized Cthulu-esque character. Also wanted the mech featured as their cover piece. So after taking some notes on what they had in mind, I started popping out some rough sketches.
Fortunately, their descriptions and my designs matched up very well, so I was able to do minor adjustments going forward from the base designs to find something that they were really happy with. Here's the process.