Introduction to my Final Year Project

I've spent time before the start of the module writing down ideas for projects. I've collected information and visual reference regarding style and materials for 3 of the ideas that I'm most fond of. I pitched the ideas to my supervisor Matthew Minnitt and ended up picking a Norse Mythological Blacksmith as my final year project.

The character's physique would reflect an old and experienced master blacksmith, accentuating the muscular structure of the muscles used when forging steel while keeping the character stocky in nature. The character will be a troll larger than a human being in size and with distinct facial features. I'm naming my character after a blacksmith from Norse mythology called Völundr.

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