Character design commission for @varnicrast's novel (Video+.CSP)
Added 2022-06-02 04:38:11 +0000 UTC.CSP files: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZLOvLvOpw_mobWMLNLfrYkEh8lyZclKJ?usp=sharing
Watch video 1: https://youtu.be/7pLtgXpAAf8
Watch video 2: https://youtube.com/shorts/vn4voiCZEE0?feature=share
Watch video 3: https://youtube.com/shorts/akK3c50fQg4?feature=share
All these characters are really fun to design, especially the skinny guy. The request for that guy is a handsome spy in a mask, but a jerk-looking nerd when unmasked. So, I need a hairstyle that can be both cool and not cool at the same time? Then I ended up with this result XD
And this is probably the first time I drew a lamia(snake woman) as well. It certainly is unfamiliar, but not too hard to draw. I must say it's a lot easier since I don't have to think about how she stands, I just draw random curve lines and it's done lol
Comments
Thank you so much for providing your information for these characters!
Tostantan
2022-06-08 03:46:33 +0000 UTCThank you! I've always had a thing for multifaceted concepts, and Tos does a wonderful job brining them to life!
Peter Varnicrast
2022-06-03 03:06:53 +0000 UTCHow fascinating!~ It's both interesting to see how you have these fascinating, dual faced designs, and how well Tostantan presented them~♡ Great work on the ideas, and to Tostantan, great work on implimenting them!~💖
Jeshthalion
2022-06-03 00:51:44 +0000 UTCThanks again for making such wonderful designs, Boss! It makes me happy to hear you enjoyed designing them as well! 😊 I'll provide a little extra info behind each design for anyone curious. Aina (the rabbit priestess with a gun) was designed with the words "veteran" and "vagrant" in mind. She's a wandering exorcist and an experienced healer, and I wanted her to look filthy and unkempt to both contrast the purity normally associated with shrine priestesses and reflect her rough attitude. Her appearance is based on the lionhead rabbit, and I retroactively added the fact that she smokes into the novel after Tos included it in her design. Tos already perfectly summed up my idea for Jason, the skinny guy. He actually first appeared in Vol. 1 of the series (we're on Vol. 5 now), but he was too minor to request a design for him back then. I really love how he genuinely looks good with his mask on but comes off quite scummy with it off! Mimi the lamia is my personal favorite of the bunch. Her whole concept is based off a saying in North America on how to identify if a coral snake is venomous: "red touches yellow, kills a fellow; red touches black, venom lack", with the main idea being that Mimi isn't actually dangerous but she's trying to look deadly through the yellow highlights in her red hair and the yellow and red of her sweater and skirt. I also wanted her to look stylish, which is why uses a folding halberd for a weapon, but I think Tos really upped her chicness with the weapon's case and the red and yellow paint on her nails. As a fun fact, she has a friend who, while not shown here, is based on a mimic octopus and named Coral, forming a fun set with Mimi who is based on a coral snake.
Peter Varnicrast
2022-06-02 05:37:14 +0000 UTC
