Hiya everyone! This week I'm gonna show off a little of my design process! I wanted to redesign one of the character sprites because I didn't feel like she had the right vibe about her, and after all first impressions are super important in this game. So let me introduce Sylvia. Sylvia hails from one of the richest cities in the world, and her father happens to be the leader of said city, as such she's had a very sheltered upbringing. This has lead her to have a bit of well, an entitlement problem, shall we say. That said, she's also grown up reading fairytales and stories of grand adventures and brave heroes. In fact she's set out on her own to become such a hero! And she's learning… Slowly… Despite her sharp edges, she has a good heart. Prototype Breeze art The characters of The Breeze have sort of, lived in my head for a long time… I'm still adjusting to talking about them out loud! ANYWAY, so Sylvia has a design already, it just needs a bit of tweaking. I started by reducing her back to her pure Vibes™, that is her shapes and inspirations. Her core appearance design is somewhere between Cheerleader, Ballerina and Fencer. Sylvia is a fighter and her style is very elegant and showy. She's fancy. I mix and match the elements I like into outfit designs! Originally I wanted to give her a high collar to emphasise her neck and push up her chin to add to her aloofness. But it just didn't look good! I also knew I wanted to give her a pleated skirt. It's a bit impractical, but I think it shows off her naive and idealistic side. Then I add together the parts that work and hope they go together! I also test a few colour combos. Last time I used the same red colour that I use for the Breeze uniform, and it made her look like an employee. Oops! OOOf that was a long one! Thank you for making it this far! If you have any questions about the characters or anything… I am always happy to talk about them hehe, just @ the breeze on our twitter and I can get back to ya!
Thanks a lot for your support! We'll be back soon. Stay safe, ~ Chey
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