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Of Guardians and Paladins* | Personal characters

A selection of character concept art and illustration for an original fantasy IP of mine, still under development.

Southern Paladin, redhead version (2024) Character design. Personal work. This one is the first of a series of more stylized characters (compared to my previous concept design works). Done in photoshop. The outer view of the shield was blocked-in with Blender3D and painted over (it was especially useful for rendering the rope-like edge).
Southern Paladin, redhead version, 2024 #NoAI | Character design. Personal work. This one is the first of a series of more stylized characters (compared to my previous concept design works). Done in photoshop. The outer view of the shield was blocked-in with Blender3D and painted over (it was especially useful for rendering the rope-like edge).
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Female Paladin (2023-2025) Re-design of an older character of mine. As a side note, every now and then I end up returning to this piece, so it may look different from the last time you stopped by.
Female Paladin, 2023-2025 #NoAI | Re-design of an older character of mine. As a side note, every now and then I end up returning to this piece, so it may look different from the last time you stopped by.
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Guardians' Army - Spiked Wall (2022) A type of soldier from the Guardians' army. Painted in Photoshop. Maces and shield's spikes blocked-in with Blender3D.
Guardians' Army - Spiked Wall, 2022 #NoAI | A type of soldier from the Guardians' army. Painted in Photoshop. Maces and shield's spikes blocked-in with Blender3D.
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Guardians' Army - Handgunner (2022) A type of soldier from the Guardians' army. Painted in Photoshop. Handgonne blocked-in with Blender3D.
Guardians' Army - Handgunner, 2022 #NoAI | A type of soldier from the Guardians' army. Painted in Photoshop. Handgonne blocked-in with Blender3D.
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Ancient (2016) Character design for an undisclosed project.
Ancient, 2016 #NoAI | Character design for an undisclosed project.
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Guardians of Terror (2022) The feared (and hated) militarized inquisitors of the Guardians. Blender3D was used to block-in the weapons, which I then painted-over in photoshop.
Guardians of Terror, 2022 #NoAI | The feared (and hated) militarized inquisitors of the Guardians. Blender3D was used to block-in the weapons, which I then painted-over in photoshop.
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Guardians' Army - Heavy infantry (2022) A type of soldier from the Guardians' army. The one to the right is a non-commissioned officer. [Photoshop, ClipStudioPaint]
Guardians' Army - Heavy infantry, 2022 #NoAI | A type of soldier from the Guardians' army. The one to the right is a non-commissioned officer. [Photoshop, ClipStudioPaint]
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Portraits of the subjects of a certain kingdom, part I (2023) From a series of fantasy portraits of secondary characters.
Portraits of the subjects of a certain kingdom, part I, 2023 #NoAI | From a series of fantasy portraits of secondary characters.
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Adventurers | Latest client work

Visual design and illustration of a group of mighty adventurers and warriors (and of their weaponry) born from my client's pen. They are depicted both in the early days of their journey and later, as veterans of many battles, as for my client's request.

Younger Alexander, V2 (2026) Character design. Client: Jason Armstrong.
Younger Alexander, V2, 2026 #NoAI | Character design. Client: Jason Armstrong.
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Older Alicia, v. 1 (2026) Character design. Client: Jason Armstrong.
Older Alicia, v. 1, 2026 #NoAI | Character design. Client: Jason Armstrong.
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Younger Alicia, v. 1 (2026) Character design. Client: Jason Armstrong.
Younger Alicia, v. 1, 2026 #NoAI | Character design. Client: Jason Armstrong.
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Younger Alicia, v. 2 (2026) Character design. Client: Jason Armstrong.
Younger Alicia, v. 2, 2026 #NoAI | Character design. Client: Jason Armstrong.
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Alicia's Weapons - Light Crossbow (2026) Prop design for the character Alicia. Light crossbow. Loading tool and trigger are inspired to a Tod Cutler's recreation. Client: Jason Armstrong.
Alicia's Weapons - Light Crossbow, 2026 #NoAI | Prop design for the character Alicia. Light crossbow. Loading tool and trigger are inspired to a Tod Cutler's recreation. Client: Jason Armstrong.
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One and One Story | Art from an indie game

Here is a selection of some art that I did for an old indie game collaboration. There was a lot of environment concept art and background art to make, together with some character sprites. I was the art director of myself, since I was the only artist on board. It was fun.

One and One Story Remake, Background art (2012-2013) Background art for an indie game called "One and One Story", remake of a flash game of the same name.
One and One Story Remake, Background art, 2012-2013 #NoAI | Background art for an indie game called "One and One Story", remake of a flash game of the same name.
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One and One Story Remake, Concept art (2012) The same old alley pictured both in daylight and at night. Environment concept art for a cancelled indie game called "One and One Story", remake of a flash game of the same name.
One and One Story Remake, Concept art, 2012 #NoAI | The same old alley pictured both in daylight and at night. Environment concept art for a cancelled indie game called "One and One Story", remake of a flash game of the same name.
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