"Ophiuchus, God of Life"

Or, more accurately, the fallen God of Life. All he wanted was to forge peace. Yet, the catastrophic rebellion resulted in tragedy...his halo smashed, his elegant wings burnt to shreds...the Eye of Equinox exploded, its pieces lost into the land and seas below. The one thing Ophiuchus needed to seize control. With boiling fury, he will spend the rest of eternity searching, to bring the end, for good.
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This is the main antagonist of our student capstone project I designed. A knowledge of shape language came in extremely useful here, to convey an aura of unease and fear. A strong silhouette was extremely important in my design, whilst still maintaining a slight ground in realistic proportions and anatomy. Below, I show my process of design and costuming in one image.