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Cusicesh the Protector

I got the opportunity to get commissioned by the people at 17th Shard (Brandon Sanderson's official fansite) to paint Cusicesh the Protector, a peculiar spren that appears on the first book of the Stormlight Archive series.
It was really fun to design it! There were only a few lines of text describing it, so I got more room for exploration!

Final piece.

Final piece.

Process gif.

Process gif.

Different options for Cusicesh's face. D was the chosen option.

Different options for Cusicesh's face. D was the chosen option.

First sketches.

First sketches.

Sketch of Cusicesh's color pallette.

Sketch of Cusicesh's color pallette.

First and pillars design.

First and pillars design.

More design explorations for Cusicesh.

More design explorations for Cusicesh.

Further design explorations.

Further design explorations.

Final options. 2A was the one chosen.

Final options. 2A was the one chosen.

I used Blender to put the pillars in perspective.

I used Blender to put the pillars in perspective.