Diablo IV - Cathedral of Light

This is the Cathedral of Light monster family designs. This was a HUGE task with deep research and tons of ideas (thanks to the Diablo 4 art team). And it was so cool to see that enhanced and polished designs in cinematic.
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Design was inspired by and based on Mike Franchina and Victor Lee's sketches and ideas - check them out, they are true Diablo art souls!
https://www.artstation.com/sirfrancisdrake
https://www.artstation.com/vlwk

Final lineup of Cathedral of Light monster family

Final lineup of Cathedral of Light monster family

Ideas for "swarm" monster and the "caster"

Ideas for "swarm" monster and the "caster"

One of the first lineups for this monster family | based on beautiful Mike Franchina's ideas

One of the first lineups for this monster family | based on beautiful Mike Franchina's ideas

First pass of research for the caster

First pass of research for the caster

Second pass

Second pass

Final design

Final design

A modular approach to make "swarmers" different

A modular approach to make "swarmers" different

Monk's final design sheet

Monk's final design sheet

Brute first pass

Brute first pass

Some ideas of how this "armor" can be used as a part of the church environment

Some ideas of how this "armor" can be used as a part of the church environment

Brute final design sheet

Brute final design sheet

Color options

Color options

A few options for knights of a different rank

A few options for knights of a different rank

Full character sheet

Full character sheet

Weapon options

Weapon options

This was sooo cool to see how the cinematic team pushed and amplified ideas in design! With these super-long spears - they just killed it!

This was sooo cool to see how the cinematic team pushed and amplified ideas in design! With these super-long spears - they just killed it!