User blog:CaitlynGrace/Old original character redraw and redesign

So this is probably one of my very first characters.. I originally had her as a spinoff ninjago character who could control lava. Her name was Magma (oof a little on the nose XD) the first picture is her original design, I know I did a full body picture of her holding a jar of lava, but I couldn't find it :(

The second picture is my process, I started by drawing the original in my current style, which isn't a bad design I'll admit.. just a plain one. The second character on the page (top right) is where I begin adding and taking away elements of the original design which I experimented with the gemstones in the skin, which I ended up LOVING. So in the final design, I kept the gemstone embedded in her skin and decided to remove the elaborateness I was trying to accomplish in the other two-- Instead I focused on the patterns of the gems. As for the eyes, the different colors is something from the original that I liked and decided to keep, I think it adds a little extra character too, maybe she lost her eye and that's a gem too? Idk lol!

Here's a little bio for her,

Her homeland is the inside of a volcano. The people that live there have especially thick skin that has a special cooling system. As a sign of rank, the people embed gemstones into their skin and so as a result they don't tend to wear elaborate clothes. Antoinette has always hated the custom of embedding jewels as the process is extremely painful and often done to young children, as a result there are many horrible skin conditions such as cancer and also heat from the environment getting into the system. Antoinette does not have as many gemstones as her rank would require, she is the princess and next in line for the throne

Oof that's alot XD I'm sorry to ramble on so much! If you made it this far thanks for reading hahaha I can get carried away talking about my process DX

Luv

Caitlyn♡