The Suit of Armour in the Hotel Lobby at 3PM

The Suit of Armour in the Hotel Lobby at 3PM is a graphite and charcoal drawing inspired by an NPC in a friend’s D&D campaign. The suit has been designed for a small frog named Ted Lick.

While designing this suit, I aimed to combine plate armour design with frog physiology, or frog-adjacent icons such as the lily-pad. I chose to draw armour because it highlights the strengths of working without colour. Armour has areas of intense contrast in values, with reflections and shadows creating interesting shapes on the metal’s surface. I chose to draw Ted Lick’s armour in particular because nothing is more inspiring than a friend’s creativity and enthusiasm.