The Fisherman and The Viking
“working” clothing, with their tools by their side.
I referenced research that explained and showed genuine traditional Croatian fishing tools;
as well as written research on true viking armory and makeup.
nude reference, with hand & tattoo details.
casual clothing, with everyday props and details.
Yrsa with her blacksmithing tools to her left.
Client Work: Character Design Commission
’Heulwen and the Sword of Evered"‘
First stage: Trying to find the right pose to help convey the correct personality of the character, and her relation to the sword.
Client liked the pose of the 4th sketch, but the tilted head and expression of the 1st sketch. So we combined the two.
Then, I designed the outfit (based on clients very loose sketches, while also adding my own ideas). Client disliked the clutter of the chest and sewn on patches, and wanted the character to have extra accessories only if it were meant to carry something. She suggested to work with the idea of waders as the primary element of her outfit. I removed the extra scarfs and leather chest/shoulder armor.
Next step was figuring out the color comp for this design. The client had no previous idea for this step (other than hair and skin color) so I personally created variations of what looked best.
The client liked the pale shirt and green or teal variation best. Client also added that the hair was too orange, it needed to be more blonde. She couldn’t decide between the more olive tone green, or the teal green. So I made a gradient for her to choose from. We decided to go for a color that was between the first two color comps.
Themed Designs
Theme: Music and Mythos.
left to right: Mexican-American 80s rock and roll, 1700s orchestral conductor, 18th century Kosovo-Metohija Serbian “white voice” singer.
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Old Kingdom sphinx (Goddess Isis inspired), 19th century Russian harpy.
Theme: Hallows Eve & Autumn
left to right: Gračac-Lika Serbian reaper, Victorian specter of a murder, Medieval Devil raised to be Pope.
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Serbian black sheep harvester, 19th century Glamoč Serbian maiden turned killer vampire, Southern Transylvanian maiden cursed by witch.
a group of beastly themed designs.
Slavic Harpies
L: Croatian harpy; seagull. R: Serbian harpy; pigeon/dove.
Based on birds in Croatia and Serbia that are used as motifs of love and significant others in songs and poetry (their names even used as endearing terms for loved ones). the Serbian pigeons that live in the mountains, and the Croatian seagulls that thrive over the seas.
L: Russian harpy; blakiston's fish owl. R: Ukrainian harpy; golden imperial eagle.
Left to Right; Serbian Harpy; Rooster. Kosovo-Metohija Harpy; Half Albino Peacock. Croatian (Herzegovina) Harpy; Nightingale. Bulgarian (Pomak) Harpy; Levant Sparrowhawk. Polish Harpy; White-Tailed Eagle.