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"Bee Frame" - Unofficial Warframe Concept

After a long hiatus of fanart for Warframe, I decided to try my hand at designing a frame centered around bees! Specifically a honeybee or a bumblebee! I took elements I liked from Lavos's design with the vials and tubes, applying it to Melissae here! I also took elements from my own "Arachne" design I did some time ago with the thorax.

I wanted to go for a science-like theme, a light-weight but certainly strong support frame. The hive drone and osprey sketches being remnants of that. The control pad with the honeycomb design being of Corpus inspiration, perhaps the frame holding control over several nano-like drones that can perform various functions such as healing allies, attacking enemies, or scavenging for loot from lockers (ammo, credits, crafting materials, etc)

I was going for a mix of a honey bee and a bumblebee but as you can probably tell. This very much went into the fuzzy bumblebee direction.

I'm especially biased towards the legs.

I was going for a mix of a honey bee and a bumblebee but as you can probably tell. This very much went into the fuzzy bumblebee direction.

I'm especially biased towards the legs.

The sketch that started it all! Originally I was just gonna keep it as a sketch but decided to test some painting techniques using the 'paintover' method for digital art. 

Plus... it has been a while since I actually did Warframe fanart!

The sketch that started it all! Originally I was just gonna keep it as a sketch but decided to test some painting techniques using the 'paintover' method for digital art.

Plus... it has been a while since I actually did Warframe fanart!

The current and final design of the bee frame, bearing a new name and a fresher look.

The current and final design of the bee frame, bearing a new name and a fresher look.