Magic can be a miracle or a monster in the right hands
"Ravathon was a teifling born in the dwarven city of Ironhall. He had a smaller frame so instead of taking up swords he picked up a book. He read mostly schematics for automatons and other devices, but what really drew his attention was story's of magic users and how they manipulate the energy of the world to do their bidding. Stop water from flowing, turn fire into form, even bring life to the non living. But he never believed any of this. How could he? Magic was just a fairy tale for children. So during the day he'd put the book down and go to work helping his mother's bakery. They lived a humble life, but oddly enough business seemed to pick up whenever Ravathon was in the shop. Fire's burned hotter, dough raised quicker, and even wine tasted sweeter when Ravathon poured it. Unfortunately this lead to some tension from other business owners, until a boiling point when a jealous shop owner barged into the bakery, drunk with rage claiming they had been stealing business. He grabbed the knife from the kitchen table and ran at his mother, Ravathon leapt in front to stop the blow. But what happened next was a miracle... or a monstrosity.
Instead of burying the knife into the boys chest the blade broke free from the man's grasp and hovered around Ravathon's body as if it had a mind of its own. One by one the other objects in the kitchen began following suit, until they formed a menacing barricade around the boy and his mother. But what sacred the man the most was Ravathon's eyes. His eyes burned a bright blue light he had never seen before. Out fear the man ran, crying, "Demon!" Ravathon followed not by his own command... but as if he was being commanded by something else."
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I designed the entire Ravathon model and scene. From 3D model, UV and normal mapping, hand painted textures, to weight painting and animation. I primarily modeled him using Maya and Z Brush with substance painter and Photoshop for textures. I also created the character's scene environment. The entire dungeon front to back including models, textures, props, lighting, and compositing.
