Checkmate

Art of Venjiro, my own OC.

A bitter sweet victory, the feeling you get when you’ve won but realize that you might have gotten a little carried away.

The main inspiration for the setting was the end of the car chase scene in The Batman.

This was a challenging piece to make but I’ve definitely learned a lot. Using 3d models for reference is one of the best ways to make them look believable. It’s a great tool but I feel like setting up a pose in 3d definitely takes much longer than just drawing it straight away and tweaking as you go, and also can make the poses more stiff. That’s why I’m planning to move away from using Blender in my process!