Ifrīt - The djinn

An original concept I created for a class in Concept designing, storyboarding and creating an animatic. I sculpted the djinn in ZBrush, retopologized it in Maya, created the textures in Subtance Painter and composited it in Photoshop. All while following my concept.
I drew the djinn following the art style of persian miniatures and how they depicted djinns. I really liked how it was very different of demonic depictions in western culture. I fell in love with the organic look and feel of the creatures. For me, they were much scarier in their styles and felt more authentic. I tried to translate this authenticity in my 2D concept, giving him nuances in his emotions, in his traits. Sadness, remorse, sorrow, misery.