Warforged Armor Sketches - What could have been...

Today draws to a close the armor designs that I have created for the Dungeons and Dragons Character Visualizer. Since August I have been bringing you armor turnarounds and I hope you have been enjoying them. If you missed any of the Warforged posts, you can find there here: Post 1, Post 2, Post 3, Post 4, Post 5. I leave you with variation drawings of how the armor looked in their earlier stages. With all of these the first version is on the left (which was felt to be too much like normally worn armor) and the second version is on the right (which was felt to be too ornate). Keep in mind the plate and scale sets are double up with the Paragon Tier on the left and Epic Tier on the right.

Warforged Chain Armor variations.
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Warforged Hide Armor variations.
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Warforged Leather Armor variations.
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Warforged Plate Armor variations.
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Warforged Scale Armor variations.
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If you missed any of my other armor sets during the last six months you can find links here: Genasi recap, Tiefling recap, Dragonborn 1, Dragonborn 2, Dragonborn 3, Dragonborn 4, and Dragonborn 5.

That is all for today. Still trying to make up for lost time - so much to do! I will be back on Friday with most likely some drawings. Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

Warforged Armor Designs #5

Well, I am back on my feet more or less. Here is a small post to make up for missing yesterday.

Today I bring you the fifth and final installment of my Warforged armor designed for the Dungeons and Dragons Character Visualizer. There were an odd number of armor / attire sets in this batch so this leaves us with a single final turnaround. Much like the cloth attire the wizard robes of the Warforged can actually be worn like clothes, as long as there are movement gaps allowed for in the design. You can't have the wizards arm gears getting caught up in his robes while he it casting a fire ball on those hobgoblins!

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That's all for today, but not all for the Warforged. I will be back on Wednesday with some drawings of earlier versions of the Warforged armor designs. Lot's for me to do before then, so I better get busy! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

Warforged Armor Designs #4

I am emerging from the fog of illness finally. In celebration of my immune system I bring you the fourth installment of my Warforged armor designed for the Dungeons and Dragons Character Visualizer. As with the plate armor I designed Paragon and Epic versions of the scale armor. This also included designing some new hands and feet for these sets.

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© 2008 Wizards of the Coast LLC

This leaves only one more set of Warforged attire to share with you. Make sure you are here next week for the Warfirged wizard set. I can't believe I am so close to the end off all that armor I designed. How time flies.

Make sure you back here on Wednesday, it is a very special day! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

Warforged Armor Designs #3

I am under the weather today but I have managed to crawl myself to the computer for today's post... albeit very late.

Today brings the third installment of Warforged Armor designed for the Dungeons and Dragons Character Visualizer. For the Warforged armor sets I was asked to do two versions of both the plate and scale armors. One would need to be designed for a level 11 Paragon Tier look and feel while the second would be designed for level 21 Epic Tier. Since the plate sets lent themselves to it I designed new hands and feet that messed with the rest of the armor.

© 2008 Wizards of the Coast LLC

© 2008 Wizards of the Coast LLC

Of all the Warforged armor I think I like the plates sets the best. I was really happy with the shapes and forms I was able to come up with, especially on the Epic Tier set.

As a side note, I discovered yesterday that the good folks over at Monster Brains featured some of my work on their blog. Many thanks to them for that! If you have a moment, be sure to head over and have a look around their blog, loads of neat stuff.

I think that is all I have in me today. Back to bed for me. I hopefully will be back up and running on Friday for another post. Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

Warforged Armor Designs #2

For your viewing pleasure I present the second installment of Warforged armor that I designed for the Dungeons and Dragons Character Visualizer. As previously mentioned these suits of armor would be attached to the surface of a Warforged's body rather then worn. Today's selection include the hide and leather armor sets. For several of the armor set, especially the heavy armor, I was asked to design custom hands and feet that matched the armor and would be included as part of the set. You can see some of these custom hands in the leather set.

© 2008 Wizards of the Coast LLC

© 2008 Wizards of the Coast LLC

I think that is all for today. I try to come up with some relevant or profound to say about my work and sometimes can't come up with anything more then, "I liked how these turned out, they were fun to work on". Oh well. See you back here on Friday when I will have something a bit more bright and shiny. Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

Warforged Armor Designs #1

Today I bring you the first installment of Warforged armor that I designed for the Dungeons and Dragons Character Visualizer. This is the last of the armor I designed for the Visualizer and it is in many ways the most different.

Since the Warforged are living constructs with bodies made out of metal and wood all the armor had to be attached to the bodies surface rather then worn. I tried to work mounting plates and bolts into the designs to feel both functional and decorative. The cloth and wizard attires are more clothing-like, but do take in account for their mechanical bodies, allowing room for unhindered knee and arm movement. The armor is also unisex since the Warforged are genderless.

© 2008 Wizards of the Coast LLC

© 2008 Wizards of the Coast LLC

I was looking through all my Warforged files this morning and I will be sure to bring you my sketches after I post all the sets. For the most part all the sketches go though the same sequence: too much like worn armor, too elaborate, just right.

Don't forget my CHARITY ART AUCTION is still going on! Head over to EBAY to bid on my art and help out my friend.

I will have more information on Friday regarding other events happening this weekend that you all can take part in to help the cause. Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com