Marama - Character Design

Marama is one of the characters I designed for a University project based on researching different cultures and time periods. For this assignment we were asked to combine a given time period with a culture and create a character based on these aspects for a fighting game. I chose gangster New York and the Māori culture respectively.
Marama was extremely fun to design. Researching the Māori culture was fascinating and I loved the challenge of trying to combine it with the aesthetics of New York gangsters. In the final image, I included most of the aspects that tie the culture and time period together.