Character redesign ⋆˚✿˖°

So i started working on the art bible (!!!!!) i'm preparing for my story once again after FINALLY being done with finals. These new designs are a couple of months old but im quite proud with how they turned out, I feel like these are the best yet because they actually represent the characters the way i want the public to perceive them 𖹭.ᐟ

Something that no one really tells you when you start planning a story is that more often than not you forget the public is not privy to all of the details you have. It's really silly and somewhat obvious but when you work on something for years and memorize most of it that tends to happen. Which is why having friends that are interested in listening to you ramble about your oc's is so important (and the reason why i'll be forever grateful for their patience while putting up with me).

Now I see the very first character desing line up i came up with and i get a little bit emotional, because its like a window to whoever i was in that point in time (utterly confused and putting wayy too much effort in the wrong part of the story). Nowadays i'm still just as confused as before, but at least i have tools and some knowledge to keep advancing this little project.

It's quite daunting, I know i'll only be able to do something with my ocs until well past my 30's, specially if i want it to be an animated series. It's a long term commitment that goes against the very foundation of my life and deciding to make this dream of mine come true is a decision i'm afraid to make because it means i can't just off myself if things go badly. I know it's weird to have something like suicide be a comforting thought, but there's peace to be found in the knowledge that i can bail out if i feel like i really can't take it anymore. But i guess that's not an option if i want my animation studio to become a thing. And it feels like im running out of time to make this decision as well. I don't know.

It's all very complicated, but at least i can feel good with my artistic progress!  ദ്ദി(˵ •̀ ᴗ - ˵ ) ✧

From left to right: Nadia (15), Cain (15), Apolo (16). I don't have the exact date but these desings are from circa 2020.

Then, in 2024 I realized I should start putting attention to the ACTUAL story and not the prequel, so I designed their adult counterparts.

From left to right: Apolo (16), Alter Apolo (30-ish), Caín (15) and (29), Nadia (15) and (29). February 2024.

And while those designs were decent and represented the characters good enough, I felt like the story's timeframe was all over the place, besides they didn't reaaaally look like adults (i was used to only drawing teens). Back to the drawing board.

These are the most recent designs and i kinda love them alredy despite not being finished. I'll make a full breakdown of each of them on another post because this one's alredy too long lol.

From left to right: Alter Apolo (30-ish), Caín (29), Nadia (29). June 2025.

Hope you like them!!!