Steemit Chronicles Mysterious Character Design: The Eternal Guide "My WhaleTank Promo Art"

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Hello Steemians

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This is my first experiment on the "Steemit Chronicles Mysterious Character " by @anritco.
The link to the contest is shown below:

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https://steemit.com/beyondbitcoin/@anritco/beyondbit-bounties-steemit-chronicles-mysterious-character-needed-rewards-worth-up-to-500-sbd

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I was really excited by the idea as the contest required a design of a Steemit Chronicles Character

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The following guidelines were stated in @anritco's post:

• Our character is not necessarily a human, but it's humanoid.
• It has to give the feeling of an ethereal entity, but in this 3-Dimension world we are walking through.
• I don t want to spoil anything here, but this entity must be a guide for us. So it shouldn't be within a dark spirit, but a spirit of joy and wisdom.
• Must have a hood, its face shall be not visible.

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When I read the guidelines for the character, I find it interesting yet slightly challenging because the character needs to be a "spirit of joy and wisdom" but "must have a hood and its face shall not be visible".
In general, a criteria of "must have a hood and its face shall not be visible" would generally make the character mysterious as their identity is "hidden" and hence it may be slightly challenging to balance that with a "spirit of joy and wisdom".
Nonetheless it was an interesting combination and below is my attempt. I call the character "The Eternal Guide"
also known as "The Guide"

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NAME: The Eternal Guide (The Guide)

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LEVEL: ???

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AGE: ???

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STATS:
HP: ???
MP: ???

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DESCRIPTION
"The Guide" is a very mysterious being and seems like a being that doesn't belong to this world, no one knows where "The Guide" came from or whether "The Guide" is a human, humanoid or cyborg as "The Guide" always wears a hood with a cloak and doesn't reveal its face.

Besides from the cloak, the most notable feature of the "The Guide" is the mysterious symbol shown on the back of his cloak. Some see it as the number "31" which may mean that it is 31 years old? the 31st experiment? or the 31st creation, but no one knows the creator.

Coincidentally, the symbol which looks like the number "31" is also the Chinese character:

"引"

which means "To Guide, or to Lead", and people thought that perhaps that is where its name comes from, but no one is entirely sure.

The area around the symbol will always shine brightly not matter when, and that is how "The Guide" can guide people even in both darkness and light.

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EQUIPMENTS
"The Guide" holds two swords being the "sword of Joy" and the "sword of Wisdom". During depressed and bad times "The Guide" will raise the "sword of Joy" to bring Joy to the people. During miserable times and when people are lost "The Guide" will raise the "sword of Wisdom" to bring wisdom, knowledge and hope to people.

When "The Guide" is in a battle and has no other choice, "The Guide" then make use of the magic Staff to create extremely powerful defensive and destruction magic.

"The Guide" is able to open up a mini map any time, and is able to spot any enemies or obstructions that may occur in the path to the destination.

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DIET
No one has even seen "The Guide" taking off the mask or the hood and hence have not seen "The Guide" eating.
It is a belief that the green plates on "The Guide's" shoulders are able to absorb energy from sunlight and that is how "The Guide" manages to survive and restore energy.
(Similar to how plants get energy through the process of photosynthesis)

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OTHER
There is also a blue bird known as the "Steem Bird" that follows "The Guide" and is thought to be "The Guide's" pet and companion.

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There are many unknowns with regards to "The Guide", but one thing for sure is that "The Guide" is not a being that enjoys battle and avoids it unless it is necessary, and if "The Guide" is your guide, you will not get lost but actually have a positive attitude and gain tremendous knowledge and wisdom throughout your journey and reach your destination quicker than expected.

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Below are some Close-Ups of the drawing:

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Tried to incorporate my username tag into the mini map

The number "31" or the Chinese character "引" for "To Guide or Lead"

The "Steem Bird"

The Arm and Armour

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Below are some drawings used in the initial thought process

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I began with some initial rough sketches of what the character would look like based on the guidelines

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These are drawings of the back view and some ideas on the hood and the face

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Some sketches on how the arm would look like and the weapons that the character would be using

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Once I had these rough ideas in place, I began the sketch in pencil...
See below the progress of the drawing:

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As the Guidelines state that the character is a guide, a thought was that the character should be able to bring up a map to "Guide" people, hence the screen or mini-map.

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The initial pencil sketch is almost complete and this is where I start using color pencils

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The initial coloring process is completed and I will perform some editing on the computer

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Given that the character is a "Guide", I thought a star symbol would be suitable as people can generally use stars to help them reach their destination

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Then I tried to incorporate lines to depict the flow of energy surrounding "The Guide". I chose colors which I think represents joy and wisdom

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And this it:

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Hope it came out okay.
The designing process is fun and exciting and I look forward to the next opportunity.

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Thanks for your time and have a great day!

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