Jaelan 2, by Mingchen Shen

I really love the composition and mood of this piece. There’s a lot more here besides Jaelan’s, the subject, practical cold-weather clothing that tells us about her life. The artist mentions this in the description of this piece:

In this updated character piece, Jaelan sports a revamped look for her equipment and shows off more of her home environment, giving us clues about how she survives the bitter, cold winters.

I love seeing a character’s story come through in their environment and character design, and this kind of illustration is 100% my jam. As a final point, I just wanted to say how I love that the only red in the composition is at the top right corner, to draw the eye to Jaelan’s face. Love the hairstyle too.

Check out the artist’s Artstation for a variety of character concepts and illustrations of all sorts!

-Icy