Finalizing character designs


Character design

 I started to finalize the main character Alice's design, going over some of the earlier sketches and adding some color to get a feel on what kind of colors I want her to wear. I've started trialing colors and really like the blue and green, its very dull and meek which would fit her character perfectly. I've also trialed some hair colors and skin tones because I want her to appear frail I think I might giver her a very pale skin tone to help accentuate that.


I've started working on the rough design and really like the look of it the baggy attire and kept back hair gives her the appearances of a shy goody toe shoes, in the sense that she always firmly follows the rules not one hair out of place. As the design progressed not much changed from the original except for her face which I altered taking away any of the sharpness giving it a more bubbly look and shrinking the height of her head  slightly and making sure her hair was kept tightly beneath her headband. 
I really like how this design has turned out I think you really get an idea on her personality a shy girl who is very much unaware of the dangers within the world. As the game progresses her outfit will change to reflect how the experience of being chased by a mad man has changed her.  However that design is for another day.

With her look it strongly resembles a school uniform that has been used consistently, hinting to the fact that she doesn't really have a lot of clothes because her and her father move around so much she is forced to wear the same ragged thing often however she doesn't really mind. While her outfit largely consists of blues and greens, the orange headband and bow how make the ensemble stand out and while she is meant to look "bland" the color combo makes her look more appealing. Because she is a kid (14) one things kids and people in general tend to do is accessorize and with allices outfit looking fairly bland the inclusion of the headband and bow make her appear neater and give us an insight into her [personality. I choose the accessories (headband and bow) because those tend to be pretty popular accessories (80s) during the time for teenagers, and while she has very little way of following current fashion trends she still tries in her little way.  
I've included two concept pieces of her back so you can see the collar that is hidden by her long hair.







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