QUELL - Gauntlets
More designs for the steampunk-inspired beat-em-up Quell!
Here I delve a bit more into three sample gauntlet designs for each power tier.
You get to unlock these during the game based on various achievements.
I have been having quite some fun designing these, and i cannot wait to see what the 3D team comes up with eventually!
Initial design sketches
Tier 1 sample gauntlet: a quite basic design with a hand-made feel.
This is designed and built by the character itself as an all-purpose arm because it is meant to be, you know, an arm.
Here is the turnaround with some more mechanical detailing for the 3D artist.
You can see a bunch of corrections because we decided to move the little gemstone socket closer to the one on the top-tier gauntlet, thus making it visible during the gameplay.
Mid-tier gauntlet, introducing some of that steampunk feel while keeping it not too threathening.
I am glad we went for the cobalt blue metal finish.
And here is the heavy-hitter: god-tier solid gold frame with a hint of ancient aliens vibe.
This one would knock your skull out of your head if the game devs weren't so considerate towards the younger public. Ah, if I had it my way!
There had to be quite some more explanations in this chart due the amount of tiny moving pieces.