Privateer: Concept to Crate – Bradigan Pitt
Privateer Press walks us through this month’s MiniCrate figure from concept art up to the finished goods.
In this Insider, I’ll be discussing the concept creation for the MiniCrate-exclusive Bradigan Pitt.The basic concept is Bloody Bradigan imagined as a parody of the Tyler Durden character from the film Fight Club. The character has several iconic outfits, so I initially sketched up versions of the ones I liked from the beginning, middle, and end of the movie.
The tricky part here is that the character doesn’t have more facial hair than a goatee or soul patch, and he has a full head of hair until the end of the movie. Outside of the large, old-timey boxer physique, Bloody Bradigan has a visually distinct bald head and an old-style mustache, and he’s covered in tattoos. I felt like covering up his tattoos, removing his mustache, or adding hair was the wrong way to go, so I kept those elements in my quick sketches. What we decided on was the outfit from the end of the film sans A Frame shirt. I then worked up the following sketch:
After mulling it over a bit, I decided to change his shoes to something a bit more suitable for the Iron Kingdoms, put the soap in his hand, and give him back his spiked collar.
This sketch was approved as final, so I proceeded to lay down a two-tone color pass for painting reference.
Then we move on to a render of what the final model might look like and we’re off to production.
There you have it! The final concept for Bradigan Pitt. Make sure to visit mini-crate.com and subscribe before January 19th, so you don’t miss out!
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