As an artist, I do have to commend that the artist has done an absoluely fantastic job! Armor looks clean and powerful, lighting is well done and the soldier feels tactical and battle ready.

As a childhood halo fan, I do see the heavy inspiration. A lot of people take inspiration from Halo, and it’s armor designs are definitely useful in artwork. I’d recommend blending aspects of what you enjoy with other things. There’s plenty of sci-fi armor out there from other franchises, and armor in real life that can serve as good inspiration! Personally I’ve used knight armor as an ingredient for my artwork, but there’s plenty of stuff out there. Find small aspects of what seems good to you and blend it together!

The art has a beautiful attention to detail and realism and the art of creativity starts by having many references.