This is my Steampunk Detective, a character I’m developing for my sci-fi world. To help me with the sculpting process, I decided to use a concept drawing as reference which was really helpful.
The concept, which is just a simple sketch, gave me an idea of what I wanted to do with the miniature–one hand on his waist, the other holding a raygun, and sporting a coat.
Sketching is quick and it’ s a process of brainstorming, a chance to try different ideas to “find” the design.
With the Steampunk Detective, I did a simple sketch and liked the design and pose. It was enough for me to get started sculpting and gave me a blueprint to follow.
I’m also developing a sort of steam-powered robot inspired by anime. I want to mix the aesthetics of anime mecha with Steampunk. The mecha is standing next to the Detective but with the mecha’s design, I’m not happy with it just yet so I’ll do more concept sketches to brainstorm.