its been a while since I took part in a challenge ! felt inspired by the pics and drew some ideas, not sure if i'll finalise any of them though 🥹

Working on sketching out some poses and proportions for this challenge! Something about the references made me think of the aliens from the Halo games so I’m taking some inspo from them for this. My next step is to sketch our some armor ideas and brainstorm ways to best incorporate the provided refs into the design.

🌟Andromeda, the divine caretaker of stars. She's part of an automaton species of interstellar beings who watch over planets and celestial bodies to ensure they maintain stability. With her gauntlets, she can manipulate the energy of stars and nebulas to prevent calamity. The material of her form has high-temperature resistance to withstand the strongest of stars and the cold of space. The inside of her skull holds a star representing the sector of the galaxy that they maintain, being able to communicate with other caretakers of the same galaxy. These references were super pretty to use as inspiration! For Andromeda herself I mostly referenced the shiny purple helmet and the cog as a hat on a mechanical android-like base. The gauntlets are based on the rock, and the helmet reference also inspires the open plates on the palms. This was an enjoyable way to exercise my creative exploration skills. I hope to be able to join the next one ehe ^^

hopefully I finish the design by today. third one is my favorite, what do you guys think.

I hope I am not too late to the party, here's the final version of the character for this challenge, hope you all like it. a guardian forged of rock and molten energy, carrying within it the memories and soul of a forgotten world.