Vauns song: [link]layer_embedded

Finally, after a year I finished the shaded version of vaun. I wasn't really lazy, I was just to busy to work on it.

I am very proud of this particular costume. For years I couldn't figure out exactly what Vaun looked like and I was never satisfied with his previous costume designs. (old Vaun concepts can be found in my scraps.)

One of my pet peeves when it comes to designing is everything must be practical and still look awesome. Sure a costume like Magical Skull Armor of the Damned with spikes all over the place looks cool but your character would be in more danger of getting shanked by his own kneecaps then by his enemies. I wanted to design a costume that didn't need an excuse like magic to make it work. I believe practicality and realism is the key that successfully draws your audience into a story and allows them to push the fact that it's a game into the back of their heads. A Designer must think about every strap and seam before finalizing a design. Not only do I think this costume goes far and beyond the term "smexy", it is also structurally superior and would most likely be efficient or effective in battle.

Done in graphite:

.5 mechanical pencil with variations of 4H, HB and B leads. An artists' best friend. Hells yes!