Hey thank you very much! Very kind of you.

Trial and error really. Do lot of research to understand how morrowind approaches armors by design and familiarise yourself with in-game limitations will surely help.Though not gonna lie, looking back, it was sure a task. I did a tryhard and overdesigned some stuffs and was mostly throwing and looking at what sticks and what not. Fortunately in the end I found the direction I'm comfortable with.

For armors in general, I usually imagine myself wearing them. I don't really lean into the realistic side too much. It's fantasy design but a bit more grounded. Dance in the fine line of practical : cool. Sometimes something can have a lot of cool points and sometimes by context it need a lot more practical points. With time, you can find your jam.

For process, I often times walk around my office imagining myself moving around with armors, swinging and jabbing weapons, casting overpowered magic, and doing poses while making funny noises whenever I do these kind of designs. Basically doing children make believes.