Ember Shell
Lore:
Ember Shell a small, optimistic spirit, the remnant of ancient beings that once carried guiding light through the deep forest. She is anchored to the physical world by her brittle shell and a hollow head shaped like a nut cap. She carries the faint, flickering Ember light in her chest. When a traveler passes by, Ember Shell may give a quick little bite with her small fangs, to sap a tiny amount of warmth, which she needs to prevent her own fragile inner light from dying out completely.
This drawing is my interpretation of the prompt : Gloamhusk for the character design challenge called charactober by
Here are some design considerations as prescribed by the drawing chalenge and these served as my guide in making my own character come to life:
Cluster Anchor: Lanterns, shells, hollow casings.
Lore: An empty shell at twilight, Gloamhusk carries faint light like it remembers warmth, but the glow never brightens
Design Hook:
Hollow body with faint glow inside.
Cracked lantern embedded in chest.
Fragile exoskeleton peeling away.
I used my Berry Cap character from my previous forest folk character drawing as my inspiration for this new mushroom like character, Gloamhusk.
I kept that signature nut like brown cap to maintain the look I love for my Berry Cap. This time the teeth are showing to make it more interesting
Here I had to make sure the design hooks are in place like that hollow shell and that cracking plus the light inside the shell
Finally the background I made it similar to my favorite forest folk background with deep greens and big foliage
