SAMURAI PSYLOCKE — JAKE BURSTEIN

SAMURAI PSYLOCKE

The recent X-Men movies focused on setting the stage between the future and the past, allowing for the integration of contrasting styles to create a new twist on the aesthetic appearance of our heroes and villains. In doing so, I wanted to recreate one of my favorite female characters, Psylocke. This version focused on the futuristic mech integration alongside her samurai armor suit. The armor for the helmet is heavily influenced from Dmitry Klyushkin's concept art of Kayun. I loved what he did with the shapes for the helmet and for the neck guard, but was left with a more gestural portrayal of the body. Conceptualizing the integration of the body suit, along with the body proportions in relation to the size of the helmet was more challenging, but overall very fun to play with.

The recent X-Men movies have focused on playing on how the future and past can create a new twist on the aesthetic appearance of our heroes and villains. In doing so, I wanted to recreate one of my favorite female characters, Psylocke. This version focused on the futuristic mech integration alongside her samurai armor. The armor for the head is heavily influenced from DMITRY KLYUSHKIN's piece Kayun, I loved what he did with the shapes for the helmet and for the neck guard. This character was sculpted in Zbrush and rendered in Keyshot.