“He was born to be dead, but now he will live” ~ An Inuit Shaman
In my series of layout sketches and concept art for Jack Down the River, I ultimately settled on a different shaman character design (See Related Posts Below). This was my rough pass and it never went any farther.
The Other Shaman is more Mark Twain with a pipe and a straw hat. I can hear him telling Jack at some point, “to put that in his pipe and smoke it.”
It’s a lot of fun to keep things organic, loose, and lively. It makes the whole Shaman character more satisfying in some respects than if I had polished him up proper. Maybe you can see some connective tissue with ole Rafiki.
As always, If you have a thought, drop a comment. I want to hear what you have to say.
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