Well I'm a tad late to be starting but oh well, I'll probably finish, it will just be a little rushed. I decided to try taking the knights horse design to the next level by personalising this one as the dark horse for the black set on the chess board.
Quick Concept Sketch:

Low Res Version so far:

High Res Version so far:

Yeah I know he doesnt look very evil right here, I've only spent about 30 mins on that high res version.
Cheers,
-Brenden
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I like the strong bone structure along the nose in the hi-res, whether that's anatomically correct or not