Took a step back to work on some anatomy and try a slightly different approach. I still like the idea of the beast having lost it's wings while it's beauties (birds) are free to fly. I'm going to try and get the idea across by having a small bird's nest on the platform and maybe have the beast's larger feathers scattered…
Update: Blocked out the nest/eggs, which represents the beauty. Will be placed on the pedestal with him as the beast watches over them protectively despite being imprisoned and unable to join the birds in flight. Also worked a bit on concepting the mask.
MOST RECENT: -----I'm finally making a topic for this concept that I've been brooding over for the last couple weeks. I don't know the full detailed background of my beast yet but my basic idea is that at one time this supernatural creature had wings and lost them, maybe akin to something like a fallen angel. Consumed by…