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So he's a combination of two of the initial roughs [link] Basically B with D's nose.

I got to choose which character I did for this game and when I heard there was a troll I jumped at it.

There's already a green character (the half-orc Gug) in the game so I wanted to make sure this guy was a lot different so I chose colors a little cooler than I used on Gug. A little cooler green and the turquoise hair. I also wanted this guy to have some face paint.

When designing characters I usually start with the face first. Getting that right will usually direct where the rest of the character goes. I imagined this guy as a cross between Gandalf (the uni-brow being a direct homage to Rankin Bass' version) and Iggy Pop.

He's an alchemist so I think going forward I will design his outfit to look a bit mystical yet have a hint of technology. I'm also keeping in mind that I'll have to illustrate this guy over 30 times in the next month so I have to fight my initial urge to go nuts on the details.

That all being said, the client will probably hate all of it and I'll have to start all over.

Description
So he's a combination of two of the initial roughs [link] Basically B with D's nose.

I got to choose which character I did for this game and when I heard there was a troll I jumped at it.

There's already a green character (the half-orc Gug) in the game so I wanted to make sure this guy was a lot different so I chose colors a little cooler than I used on Gug. A little cooler green and the turquoise hair. I also wanted this guy to have some face paint.

When designing characters I usually start with the face first. Getting that right will usually direct where the rest of the character goes. I imagined this guy as a cross between Gandalf (the uni-brow being a direct homage to Rankin Bass' version) and Iggy Pop.

He's an alchemist so I think going forward I will design his outfit to look a bit mystical yet have a hint of technology. I'm also keeping in mind that I'll have to illustrate this guy over 30 times in the next month so I have to fight my initial urge to go nuts on the details.

That all being said, the client will probably hate all of it and I'll have to start all over.