I started blocking out the character for my initial design, and this is what I ended up with:
I decided however, that I was feeling confident after feeling comfortable with sculpting, and pushed myself to go for a more complicated design. I spent some time drafting a new character, and landed on this:
I took more inspiration from Samurai Jack, as I wanted a more angular design, shown in the clothing and facial features. My Idea for his prop would still be the scroll, or the bag he wears around his torso.
The character takes inspiration from ‘Onis’, a Japanese demon, which is reflected in the way he wears his mail-man uniform as it takes from a Japanese ‘Yukata’.