When I had finished the first iteration of Yami, something felt off, but I couldn’t put my finger on it. After a couple of days of not looking at him, I had finally come to a conclusion as to why I thought the way I did. For me, I didn’t think that his original design truly displays his personality, and as a character designer, it’s my job to expand on and change a character’s design if I see fit. So I started to mood board an idea of what his new look could look like + neaten up the art style.
When I was picking out the images for Yami, I wanted to give him sharp edges as line art and broader shoulders. For his design, I didn’t want to go too crazy with the changes. I wanted to keep his original design aspects in the new design, more specifically, his leopard print.
Design Process
Rough Sketch
Detailed Sketch
Rough Colours
Finalised Colours
