RUDRA has been the driving force behind my development as an artist. Some of my earliest digital work was drawing Zetch and Tomoe. I'm approaching a decade of drawing these characters and the cast has ballooned into a full fledged story. You can pick any character out of this collage and I could give you their backstory and motivations.
Rather than worry about game assets, I've wanted to make something like this for a long time so I can't help but get emotional looking at the finished piece. I hope you like it!
Originally an NPC concept for Rudra, I liked her design so much that I broke her off into her own fantasy universe. The second time I drew her, I wanted to have a slain beast in the background. That beast turned into a relaxing dragon, which then became her best friend. And yet, after 7 years I STILL didn't have a name for this guy.
So meet Flint, Noa's other half. His name is obviously derived from fire, but also because her armor is comprised of his baby scales (hence the blue color). It's a double meaning played fast and loose. Also he's from Michigan, not really.
There's a bunch of lore on older pieces found in my deviantart gallery. Take a look!
https://hybridmink.deviantart.com/gallery/38027360/Noah-Dragonrider
One of Buster's super moves in Project: RUDRA. He dashes in with both arm cannons connected and releases a concentrated blast of rudra energy. It's a blast so fast and so bright, it could only be called a flash.
(Inspired by Terry's "Buster Wolf")
I had this scene in my head for a while. It's part of the story but I won't go into details as I still hold out hope that RUDRA will be finished one day. : )
I've been playing a lot of big open world games lately. From Zelda to Nier and now Horizon, I've just got adventure on the brain! Zelda's world was very much an inspiration for the background in this piece. Foregoing visual density for cleanly defined areas is right up my alley.
I haven't drawn Ravy's partisan weapon in like...5 years I think: https://www.deviantart.com/art/Ravy-MK-I-Suit-345317432. It has a pump action mode changer that switches between 4 styles. The dagger and sword are detachable.
That's about all I wanted to say. Hope you like it!
