Halo Concept Art

http://www.bungie.net/projects/halo/asset_thumb_viewer.aspx?at=51&cc=25
http://halo.bungie.org/conceptart/

I wanted to analyze the inital drawings that inspired the Halo franchise. From what I've seen on the page, this concept work, which was down by Bungie artist Shikai Wang, is not too far from the final realization of the game. If you're familiar with the franchise,and look at the Elites, you will see that their initial designs haven't changed much as well as the Grunts' designs. Of course, you have noticeable alterations of the suits, but overall, the structure of these characters have remained the same. There are also certain alien characters that were either not included or were altered into the designs they are now in the games.

It's interesting looking at some of the potential looks for the Master Chief. You can tell they went through a lot of drafts to get his design just right. The Marines also went through several drafts from the looks of it. In all honesty, I wish they would have included some of the thrown out alien characters and vehicles, but there always comes a point where the creators must decide what to include and what not to and that's the whole point of the concept stage.