CHESS HEROES Character Designs
As the lead artist of Chess Heroes, it was my job to design all of the hero characters. Due to time constraints, very few iterations were completed, so most of the characters only had one or two concepts before a final render. The unit that demanded the most time to design was the Sacrificial Stone, as monster designs are quite out of my comfort zone. I ended up using inspirations from The Banner Saga, Shadow of the Colossus, and Final Fantasy Tactic's totemas to arrive at the final design.
"The Rulebreaker" - A unit capable of nullifying other powers.
"The Magician" - A unit who could turn back time.
"The Runner" - A unit who could empower others to move farther and faster.
"The Rogue" - A unit who could take on the form (and powers) of other units.
"The Sacrificial Stone" - A unit who could sacrifice units to empower others.
Each character required unique and differentiating color schemes for their own chess sets.
Initial Rogue sketch - largely unchanged from the final render.
Initial Magician sketch
The Rulebreaker primarily underwent hair changes, and was based off of characters such as The Favourite's Sarah Churchill, Fullmetal Alchemists's Olivier Armstrong, and Genshin Impact's Zhongli.
The Sacrificial Stone Concepts
The Sacrificial Stone Concepts
The Sacrificial Stone Concept - piecing together aspects of monsters from the Banner Saga, Shadow of the Colossus, and Final Fantasy Tactics.
