DUNE: Awakening - The Kirab

The Kirab - Dune awakening.

I was tasked with heading up the visual direction for the NPC groups you would fight through the game.
Ensuring they had faction identity, clearly identifiable faction through the appearance of their bases, characters, symbols etc.

The Kirab are the second group you come across in the game, I had an idea they should be highly mobile, the dune version of a biker gang in tone, but as we further established their region they settled into being a bit more permanent. Still their designs were inspired by elements that would be hardwearing but quickly assembled / dissassembled and moved.

For the kirab I directed these wonderful concept artists -

https://www.artstation.com/timkrechel
https://www.artstation.com/shenglam
https://www.artstation.com/kait

Icon by
https://www.artstation.com/thedesigns

Project Art Director Gavin Whelan.