Nakia 2020 "Don't Come For Me" (concept redesign) There are so many peaks and valleys from concept, sketch, to finish . Plenty of opportunities to justifiably quit, abandon a painting long before its finished (any "life-excuse" will do, really). That alone makes it all the more satisfying to see a paintings to its completion. The paintings become more then what I initially envisioned. But not without suffering. Not without its doubts. Lighting was a challenge (could be better). These paintings always ends up being an exercise in courage. Vision. ...lest I leave it for someone else to realize my visions for me. -NoNever This one took about 15+ hours (too long) total, to finish. Most of it was spent on the idiosyncratic detail of Nakia's Dora Milaje costume and armor. Wearing the gold class armor, Nakia has obviously been promoted to "General" status in the near future of an alternate Marvel Universe reality (work with me). I referenced Anthony Francisco's original costume design as an outline, and made reinforced modifications (to Armor) and subtractions to repeating design patterns. I've taken Nakia's metal blades and augmented their look to "light sabre". Nothing against the original metal concept design of her weapons. To me #lightsabre is just a little more interesting to paint :) . Anyway, moving on to the next. Swipe left to view the image varying close-up and process points. #Nakia #Wakandaforever #Shuri #Upgrades #MarvelFanArt #oemmai #0emmai #lupefiasco #KickPush #GaloreBofando #BlackPantherFanArt #Blackpanthermovie #Futuristic #QueenOfWakanda #marvelfans #naturalhair #naturalhairdaily #Avengersinfinitywar #InfinityWar #Avengers #conceptartist #characterdesigns #wakandaforever #digitaldraw #cgart #African #Vibranium
