FMP - Drawing Concepts

In today's session I started to design the core concept for my fictional empire, starting with the religious iconography that will be included in all of the art, architecture, and scripture which I'll be designing after these initial concepts. The first god that I designed is the main female one called Amalurra who promotes order and feminist ideals. The sketchy design was based upon old Arabian murals and painting that I found while searching for research material. Her pose is reminiscent of Hindu paintings and even has multiple hands like most Hindu deities. The artefacts in her hands are supposed to symbolise an ideal of the Talam religion; the key represents how Onlums have a responsibility to teach the unenlightened the truths of Amalurra, the scroll represents the written truths of the Talam way of life, the sword represents the discipline and dominance that one must have to become a true Onlum, and the flower represents both the importance of keeping purity and the mamu plant which Onlums smoke to bring them closer to God. Aitagerra is a pig-headed God of destruction and the ruler of Synd. The mural depicts doomed lost souls in Synd searching for salvation while Amalurra sits at the centre of earth and the universe in Mirakel.

In this page of sketches I designed the white minority group within my fictional empire, who were originally a Christian crusade group, Die Gottliche Waffen, of Germans and Englishmen attempting to spread the bible in the typical Talamic countries of the Bicamerkezi Isles but were ultimately driven out and crash landed in the Fanar region, other wise known as "The Trade-man's Foil". They managed to ultimately adapt and grow in this treacherous region and developed primitive flying technology for easier transportation in a high altitude area. The drawings themselves were based upon ancient drawings of peasantry in the 17th century and were designed to look like rough, mountain people with a European twist. The clothes were based upon both typical dress in Europe and a bit of Indian and Arabian influences thrown in to give it a unique look. The balloon design was based upon the Montgolfier brother's hot air balloon designs and gypsy caravans (the original concept was inspired by the animated film "Up"). I think overall today has been a overall success but I would like to produce more refined sketches next time as they have looked quite rough in these earlier designs.