These pieces explore one of the main characters of my upcoming webtoon, Allat of Palatia, with her design changes over time and as I explored her character more thoroughly. It goes in reverse chronological order, starting with her most recent look and design.
Allat of Palatia, the youngest daughter of seven, was never meant to take over the throne and inherit the Oceanic Pearl, but fate decided differently. After her family makes a critical mistake and breaks their virtue of loyalty, she is their last hope to keep the throne. She is kind and naive but observant, especially of people. Before inheriting the throne, she had left to join a coven dedicated to her goddess, Palati, goddess of water, the seas, and loyalty. She later proves herself to everyone that she was the best choice and earns the title of leader.
Her Second most recent look after doing some more research and messing with shapes and deciding the style I wanted to go with. I continued to research ancient clothing and mess with her silhouettes to make a more standout shape. I also restricted myself with the details on her new looks so they would be easier to draw accurately and repetitively when I have to draw them in the comic.
The older design from when I was experimenting with style. I was worried my normal style was too simplistic in appearance to gain any real following. Ultimately, it was scrapped because I wanted to stay true to what I wanted to do with my art and stylization. Was a fun experiment. I also had done more research into fashions of ancient Persian and Indian wear while combining with fantastical elements of the world she lives in.
The accompanying design for the webtoon cover image before the design was changed and the script was to be redone.
Made shortly after the original first sketches, I wanted to explore Allat and her relationships with her family, her gem, and her rise from the youngest, least eligible daughter to the crown princess of her kingdom.
The very first designs of Allat and her team. Old, rough drawings hastily done during an art history class that evolved into a whole story. At this point, they were simply referred to as historical magical girls, inspired by the art of ancient societies that I learned about in the class I had drawn them in.