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Jaechan Gwon

Jaechan Gwon
by jaechangwon on 31 May 2023 for Rookie Awards 2023

Hi, my name is Jaechan Gwon. I am a concept artist who graduated this year in February. I had experienced short film-making several times while I'm in school. And I am specialized in character design. These works are the best of mine.

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Desert Sprint Carnivore Creature


This creature resides in Hamada (rocky desert).

This creature hunts by scouting its prey at higher ground and chasing its prey.

Sprint posture 

I especially try to make its sprint posture as dynamic as possible.


Lims explanation

Head explanation



Sci-fi Armour Design


Sci-fi Armour design for Medieval Alien civilization.

I imagined this alien civilization is established on a low-gravity planet, which contains a lot of heavy metal elements. And I set this civilization in a medieval age which means they fight with swords and shields. and this specific country ruled most of that planet. 

 As a result, they wear very heavy armor for battle, and they decorate foot soldiers' armor with elaborate patterns.



Design Process

I started designing a helmet. After that, I designed the rest of the armor parts base on the helmet.

In Zbrush I block out big shapes first after that I designed several metal scales to fill the gap between the big shapes. After that, I filled big shapes with patterns.



Underwater Behemoth


This gigantic creature resides in under 200m of freshwater.  As a result, they do not have eyes instead they developed tentacles as sensor organs. These tentacles have different purposes for each of them. And as they are like great whales they eat small animals. Finally, they float and swim in the water like jellyfish.


Design Method

I designed this abstract creature using the mirroring photo technique introduced by Neville Page.



"Puck" 
from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"


I interpreted "Puck" from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" as a parent playing with their child. I designed this character for the fictional play.

I tried to make it humorous and kitschy!


Explanation of Pucks'accessories 



Soldier costume design


I designed 3 different versions of soldiers' costumes according to their mission's needs.

From the left Basic armed version, the Searching Mission version, and the Assassination Mission version.


Design Process

Before rendering it I wrote down what kinds of gears would be needed for each mission. 

For instance, the Assassination Mission would need to be well-camouflaged, able to see at night, and able to adapt to any accident. Therefore, I wrote down a ghillie suit, night vision goggles, first aid kit, dagger, pistol, and extra. 

After that, I researched gear and gathered photos to render the final image.


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