Desolate Sand

### Description

At dusk, gunshots echo in the borderless wilderness. Destiny's judgement is inevitable.

## Obtaining

### Cost

N/A

**Desolate Sand** is a Limited S-Tier Costume for the Grave Keeper, Andrew Kreiss. It was introduced in Season 10 Essence 1 and gave Grave Keeper for free with the Costume.

The costume was obtainable between March 5th and May 14th, 2020.

## Appearance

### **Physical**

His build is kept the same, however his hair is slightly blonder and his visible eye is redder than his original.

### **Outfit**

Andrew wears a brown cape with fringes and a long brown jacket that reaches to his calves. He wears a gold waistcoat, belt, brown trousers and brown boots. A bandana covers most of his face, leaving out one eye while the other is covered by his hair. A western-style hat is tied to his back, and he carries a pistol in his pocket.

### **Item**

His shovel is black and brown, but the bottom of the shovel and the bttom of the shovel handle, with a tiny bit of the shovel also containing gold on it.

### **Special Effects**

The gold parts of his costume are shiny and emit of golden light.

## Concept/Design Notes

Today, we will be mostly telling you about the design process of the costume [Desolate Sand]:

Combined with the era and character backstory from above, we created the first version of the character sketch, out of which the second design matches the initial idea the most, but the belt on his waist and the one over his back are worn irregularly, so we chose to refine parts of (3) using (2) as a base, to strengthen the Indian elements in the story and improve the complexity and delicacy of small accessories and patterns.

The second version of the sketch still fails to achieve the desired effect due to the overly complicated mask and insufficient refinement of the clothing. We tried to adjust this by adding as many brightly colored accents as possible to the color scheme. For example, we used the metallic texture of the bullets in the magazines on him to break the darker color. The western theme is quite difficult to create eye catching color schemes with, and we tried to use the details on materials and patterns to restore the flavor of the West.

The third version of the sketch is a lot closer to the final, but in order to highlight the character's facial features, we had to remove the hat and the special effects over his face. We added some tears under his eyes to strengthen the performance. The final [Desolate Sand] design is the one you see in (4)~

## Gallery

* In-Game
* Official Art

### Appearance Decoration Menu

Desolate Sand In-Game Model Front ViewDesolate Sand In-Game Model Back ViewDesolate Sand In-Game Model Left ViewDesolate Sand In-Game Model Right ViewDesolate Sand Entrance Animation.Desolate Sand Idle Animation.Desolate Sand Press Animation.Desolate Sand changes to the Shovel.

### Concept Art & Icons

"The theme of Gold Rush is difficult to express in eye-catching colors, so our designers tried to restore the taste of the West with materials and patterns." - Desolate Sand English Concept Art (Facebook)Desolate Sand Chinese Concept Art (Weibo)Desolate Sand Costume SpriteSeason 10 Essence 1 Poster Concept Art by Lin Chang
### Promotional Art

"Gunshots echo in the desolate moor. The dwellers know the ultimate truth. You will never know whether death or wealth comes first." - Season 10 Essence 1 Poster by Lin Chang (Facebook)2020 Mángzhòng (芒种) Artwork (Lofter)Global 3rd Anniversary Art by @JauneLarmes (Twitter)Miro Collage Badge (Twitter)2020 IVL Summer Tournament (Website)
### Videos

Season 10 Essence 1 Introduction"When the civil train broke the silence in the moor, blood and gold co-existed near the river."
## References

1. ↑ WeChat - https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Snfriymixi2hNezY9NzIKg