Deformed king creature concept art
creature concept art I made using a 3d coat (for initial idea generation, painting and render) and Zbrush (for detalization, posing). I think the initial idea speaks for itself. Сreature is a former king, transformed into abomination and strangled by his own crown, living his eternal and pitiful life. The first thing that came to my mind when I thought about this concept was King Allant from the Demon Souls series, so he was one of the references.
initial concept was further detailed in Zbrush using sketch I made for myself as a guide. Painted and rendered in 3d coat
overall process from the start. Made quite a few drafts trying to explore the idea both in 2d and 3d. Ended up combining some of the drafts into the final design which one I detalized in zbrush.