Concept Art

This Weapon Design was created for the Monster Hunter Wilds Design contest, in which the winner gets their design placed in the game. I drew inspiration from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and baroque ornaments. I chose the bow because it is my preferred weapon in the game. The design reimagines Titania as a weapon, and I wished to include an ethereal face to show that, as well as beautiful wings on each side. I ended up choosing the name because Regina means queen, and the colors are reminiscent of dawn.

This Monster design is based on one of the demons from the "Ars Goetia," who goes by the name Glasya Labolas. It is described as a dog with gryphon wings, an author of manslaughter and bloodshed, and can influence friends and foes to love each other, as well as incite homicide. With these details in mind, I began my initial design of a canine body attached to a humanoid body in a centaur-like way. After I was satisfied, I began to focus on the element of manslaughter and bloodshed. I gave her serrated horns and a double set of talons inspired by the monster "Odogaron" from "Monster Hunter World". The red on her plumage is soaked up blood, which creates a trail on the floor from her wings dragging on the ground. Her face is in a constant state of elation, and her mouth is cosmetic. I wanted to make it clear through her much cleaner top half that Glasya does not kill to live; she kills for pleasure. Her gold accessories also communicate her power as a president/earl of Gehenna, a D&D campaign that is under construction.

This Design is based on a different Member of the Ars Goetia named Naberius. Naberius is described as a muscular man with black wings and three dog heads. He is also theorized to be Cerberus of Greek myth, but that isn't confirmed. The black wings and dog heads stood out to me the most. I chose the molossian hound to represent him, as it is an extinct breed of dog from Greece. And I made sure to make the feathers iridescent and colorful like those of a raven. His ranking in the Goetia is that of a Marquis, but he is also among the six great officers of Lucifer, so I made sure to give him a uniform to match. He is said to be a cherubim, so to tie this aspect to his design, I framed his broken halo to look like horns to harken back to the bull's head cherubim have. I also added four wing motifs to the bottom of his coat and the top of it. His wings are a source of pride and shame to him because, as punishment, he was stripped of his other wings and left with 1 that would be bound by holy chains. I made sure to use the crippled wing to emphasize his silhouette instead of using it as a regular wing hanging off his back. Unlike Glasya, he is much smaller, and his design is simple, so giving him a sense of power through symbols, pose, and clothing.