Black Hussar (Chess Knight)

Work for concept art contest #su_whiteblack. Basically, it is a chess knight, but I chose the setting of two World Wars, mixed with Medieval Age and diesel-punk. Black figures represent the industrial war machine of the Empire-agressor.

Some stages of the process were lost due to merging of layers. By the way, I try to start figure from polygonal lasso, and than scetch out the first layer of lineart (that was lost!). Then goes the clear line, flat colors and some finally rendering.