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The Lost One [link] transformed.

You may remember that I created the Lost One as the protagonist for a mostly-imaginary game. One of the central gameplay concepts for this game was that many of the items you equip change your element, powers, and physical form and appearance. Among the most significant of these items are Auras. There are five of them--red, green, blue, black, and white--and each one confers certain strengths and weaknesses, and manifests itself in the character's form in a typical way. The Green Aura confers physical size and strength and imbues the wearer with the powers of the earth element. The physical attributes of the Green Aura are increased muscularity, hypertrophied bone structures (check out those knuckles and cheekbones), jagged and rugged textures and projections, and, of course, a green skin tone.

This gameplay mechanic, as well as the character's appearance, was influenced significantly by the gameplay concepts of Demon's Crest, a SNES game.

I actually did most of the work on this last spring, shortly after I painted the initial form of the Lost One. My interest wandered off to other things before I brought this image to a satisfying finish. Over the past few days I've dusted it off and polished it up, and now I present it to you, around nine months after I started it. The muse is a fickle mistress.

Description
The Lost One [link] transformed.

You may remember that I created the Lost One as the protagonist for a mostly-imaginary game. One of the central gameplay concepts for this game was that many of the items you equip change your element, powers, and physical form and appearance. Among the most significant of these items are Auras. There are five of them--red, green, blue, black, and white--and each one confers certain strengths and weaknesses, and manifests itself in the character's form in a typical way. The Green Aura confers physical size and strength and imbues the wearer with the powers of the earth element. The physical attributes of the Green Aura are increased muscularity, hypertrophied bone structures (check out those knuckles and cheekbones), jagged and rugged textures and projections, and, of course, a green skin tone.

This gameplay mechanic, as well as the character's appearance, was influenced significantly by the gameplay concepts of Demon's Crest, a SNES game.

I actually did most of the work on this last spring, shortly after I painted the initial form of the Lost One. My interest wandered off to other things before I brought this image to a satisfying finish. Over the past few days I've dusted it off and polished it up, and now I present it to you, around nine months after I started it. The muse is a fickle mistress.