Janius: First Colony
Jainus, boy prince and reluctant inheritor to Third Mantle

Jainus, boy prince and reluctant inheritor to Third Mantle

Turnaround and breakdown

Turnaround and breakdown

Further refinements of Jainus, I went with option A.

Further refinements of Jainus, I went with option A.

Color options for the refined sketches. Ended up with a combination, but this helped me test lots of ideas, including using shell patterning on the armor plates.

Color options for the refined sketches. Ended up with a combination, but this helped me test lots of ideas, including using shell patterning on the armor plates.

Initial sketches for the pilot. C was the main direction, but I liked the oversized helmet and jacket of A.

Initial sketches for the pilot. C was the main direction, but I liked the oversized helmet and jacket of A.

A little bit of development work into the look of the alien planet's reanimation of the colonists dead

A little bit of development work into the look of the alien planet's reanimation of the colonists dead

Modular gear level progression tiers

Modular gear level progression tiers

Janius: First Colony

First Colony follows boy prince and captain of Mantle 3 as he reluctantly tries to save the ship wrecked survivors of the First Omega Expedition. In an extremely hostile alien world he suddenly finds himself in a position where he must both protect his people and make them learn to find balance with their new home.
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Classwork from Victor Maury's wonderful class, thanks for all the feedback

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