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| Final uniform design |
In the two pages on the left you can see the development of the character Eva who is one of the leads of the story alongside her twin sister (whose name I have yet to decide upon) In previous posts I have described her personality. In these early rough concept sketches I aimed to capture the personality I described in earlier posts experimenting with both different outfits and hairstyles which would all contribute in the final design of the character. Some of these sketches were in black and white and or color to see how the character would look/feel in different art styles and color combinations. Because Eva is apart of an academy created for the sole purpose of hunting demons their is a uniform that goes along with it which I have designed to make her stand out amougst these other students her uniform slightly differs from other students featuring a pleated skirt and things that allow her to express herself more. When designing this uniform I looked at different school uniforms modifying them slightly to fit into the context more appropriately making sure that if someone were to fight in them they were able to move comfortably and effectively without any loose fabrics getting in their way, while also appearing as a regular school uniform and average student would adorn. To the left you can see the variations and different the uniforms went through before settling on the final one from the beginning I knew that I always wanted to include a blouse as is typical with uniforms the final design differs largely from the original concepts. With the female uniform being very much similar to the design of Eva with a pleated skirt and black leggings accompanied by thigh high boots with knee guards. Girls can choose whether they would want to wear the skirt and blouse combo or opt out for the pants and blouse traditional of the male uniform. On the collar of their blouses is a small badge which shows people their competence in combat, with many gaining their badges at age 16, others being held back if they aren't at the required skill level. If some students don't desire to be combat orientated many can specialize in specific fields and gain the badges whether it be in the use of magic, weapon smithing etc. Depending on each field that is specialized in their is a level 1-3 badge of different color to reflect their status amgoust their peers. With this uniform design I believe I have created a uniform that imitatesatraditional school uniform while also adapting it to make it practical for the use of combat training.
Evas character has changed slightly from that of a lonely outcast on her own path to a girl attending a religious academy united over the purpose of destroying demons in the name of god, as the story unfolds her affiliation with this academy begins to sway as she questions their true motives meeting demons who are not as horrible as she once believed.
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| Final Eva design |
In her finalized design I wanted her to appear carefree, snarky and playful in the beginning she only aims to defeat humans for the greater good however after meeting a stranger her perception begins to change as she finds her own path defecting from the academy, throughout the story she wears the unifrom of the school however its modified slightly to highlight her importance as a character and to make her stand out. something I also wanted to highlight was the contrast between her and her sister "the stranger" Eva is much more clumsy unkempt the stranger is much more serious, Eva knows nothing of the world and the motives of the academy while the stranger knows. This lack of knowledge will later lead to her downfall, as Eva will die half way through the story requiring the player to play as "the stranger" uncovering her true motives. The sword in Evas possession seen in her final design is a sacred sword created by her mother Lilith forged by the souls of the countless humans and demons she slaughtered while she was ruling the underworld however over the countless years she began to grow bored, disguising herself as a human she wondered their cities and spoke to their people she began to grow sympathetic to the plights of humans and revoked her status as ruler marrying a simple painter and having twin daughters, Eva and "The stranger". She began to defend humanity alongside many other demons who loved the freedom the human world offered, however the wight of her crimes caught up to her and she allowed herself to be killed by the academy when Eva and her sister were just 3.
When designing the two main characters I made sure to include rough sketch designs to illustrate the process of their creation. I took this from looking at many different art books and seeing how each was arranged, for example in the Persona 5 art-book you can see that their are many pages dedicated to these rough designs with one singular design/sketch taking up one singular page. 
In the two pages on the left you can see the development of the character Eva who is one of the leads of the story alongside her twin sister (whose name I have yet to decide upon) In previous posts I have described her personality. In these early rough concept sketches I aimed to capture the personality I described in earlier posts experimenting with both different outfits and hairstyles which would all contribute in the final design of the character. Some of these sketches were in black and white and or color to see how the character would look/feel in different art styles and color combinations. Because Eva is apart of an academy created for the sole purpose of hunting demons their is a uniform that goes along with it which I have designed to make her stand out amougst these other students her uniform slightly differs from other students featuring a pleated skirt and things that allow her to express herself more. When designing this uniform I looked at different school uniforms modifying them slightly to fit into the context more appropriately making sure that if someone were to fight in them they were able to move comfortably and effectively without any loose fabrics getting in their way, while also appearing as a regular school uniform and average student would adorn. To the left you can see the variations and different the uniforms went through before settling on the final one from the beginning I knew that I always wanted to include a blouse as is typical with uniforms the final design differs largely from the original concepts. With the female uniform being very much similar to the design of Eva with a pleated skirt and black leggings accompanied by thigh high boots with knee guards. Girls can choose whether they would want to wear the skirt and blouse combo or opt out for the pants and blouse traditional of the male uniform. On the collar of their blouses is a small badge which shows people their competence in combat, with many gaining their badges at age 16, others being held back if they aren't at the required skill level. If some students don't desire to be combat orientated many can specialize in specific fields and gain the badges whether it be in the use of magic, weapon smithing etc. Depending on each field that is specialized in their is a level 1-3 badge of different color to reflect their status amgoust their peers. With this uniform design I believe I have created a uniform that imitatesatraditional school uniform while also adapting it to make it practical for the use of combat training.
Evas character has changed slightly from that of a lonely outcast on her own path to a girl attending a religious academy united over the purpose of destroying demons in the name of god, as the story unfolds her affiliation with this academy begins to sway as she questions their true motives meeting demons who are not as horrible as she once believed.
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