Current mood:	exhausted
Current music:	Memories - Within Temptation
Entry tags:	character design, comic progress

comic progress and character design evolution
As usual, the work can kill the creative bug -- with a big can of Raid, I believe.

For the past two weeks I was doing commissions, fixing stuff for other people (who claim they are graphic designers and even get paid for that -- yeah, right.) and trying to catch a tiny bit of sunlight (the room with my PC is, unfortunatelly, situated on the shadowy part of the building...

The state I developped bounced happily on the verge of depression, exhaustion and -- eventually -- deep and bitter frustration.

It's not over, mind you. I had to take a day break from work, or else...

Now, for the crucial part - more and more pages are being put up together, but i won't update until i have the whole chapter ready. Chapter Three is one of the most important chapters, as the choices the characters make in it drop shadow on their future lives. Thus, i don't want you to experience this chapter in a jaggy way -- rather as a whole.

For a treat and extra material, that is a character design of a lady who's going to show up pretty soon --

Character design of Ashivayra:

The final version -- on the right.

As you can see, I've gone through some stages. At first, I had this 'lofty, lady-like' classical beauty in mind. She kind of looks like Wonder Woman, doesn't she?... But eventually I found her too stern and serious. 

So, the second version -- Jessica Alba look-alike. Sure, I saw this figure on the market and bought her, thinking she'll make great Ashi... Until recently. I thought that maybe -- just maybe -- the new design is too child-like. Plus, i had troubles with the hair, could get it right.

Eventually, I sat down and dig out an old character of mine, from the times when i was trying to recreate Liv Tyler... Well, i know. She doesn't look like Liv. 
She has this innocence, though and unearthliness I was aiming for, without the seriousness of the first version. I think she'll stay;)

(Ashivayra shown up for the first time at the end of chapter three, and then she stays for a little longer. I have to admit that from all my female characters, i like Abby most, Ashi second. Do i even like Maeve...?)