Xochipilli
In one of our previous updates, we showed you the concept art of Xochipilli, the "flower prince", the God of dance, music, arts, drunkenness, carnal love and, in his Macuilxochitl (5 flower) form, the patron of the game patolli. You can read more about this fascinating character here!
Today we're showing you the latest render of Xochipilli. He truly is a flamboyant deity with an uninhibited character, the life of the party in Mictlan!
We decided to model an androgynous face due to the feminine and masculine energy he emanates, like many other young and beautiful gods in prehispanic iconography.
Our Xochipilli wears a nose accessory made of jade (the one in codex Borgia) and a bezote described by Sahagun's informants. His hair is blond like the solar gods' hair and he wears a headdress inspired by the quetzal band in codex Laúd.
Fray Bernardino's informants also described his facial paint as "simulating tears". We reinterpreted this as golden néctar tears.
What do you think about this character? Do you like our model so far? We'd like to hear your voice!
If you're enjoying seeing how Mictlan is developing and you would like to see more of our game, please support us by registering on Kickstarter and follow Mictlan: An Ancient Mythical Tale!
Today we're showing you the latest render of Xochipilli. He truly is a flamboyant deity with an uninhibited character, the life of the party in Mictlan!
We decided to model an androgynous face due to the feminine and masculine energy he emanates, like many other young and beautiful gods in prehispanic iconography.
Our Xochipilli wears a nose accessory made of jade (the one in codex Borgia) and a bezote described by Sahagun's informants. His hair is blond like the solar gods' hair and he wears a headdress inspired by the quetzal band in codex Laúd.
Fray Bernardino's informants also described his facial paint as "simulating tears". We reinterpreted this as golden néctar tears.
What do you think about this character? Do you like our model so far? We'd like to hear your voice!
If you're enjoying seeing how Mictlan is developing and you would like to see more of our game, please support us by registering on Kickstarter and follow Mictlan: An Ancient Mythical Tale!