I developed an original character, crafting their environment, story, and personality to create a compelling visual narrative. The name of this character is Mara and she is a baby demon. Her name is associated with meanings of death and demons, nonetheless, although she is a monster, Mara is a being that would rather pick up beautiful flowers from the underworld and play with her dolls, rather than take part in the dubious activities that other demons her age do.
Mara is a carefree being, but she must learn the ways of a demon since she will soon become the demon queen in the underworld as the successor of her father, the reigning demon king. Mara has a lot to learn and a lot to discover on her journey before she becomes the ruler of the underworld.
In the early concepts Mara didn’t not have fluffy hair, that know contributes to her cute look. And is now one of her standout features is which adds to her endearing allure. I also experimented with mara different expresssions. As we know mara now, she has hair, but not on her head!
CHARACTER SHEET
After developing the character design and crafting her story, I created an environment to bring Mara to life. First, her bedroom where she sleeps in a very stylish coffin, has a beautiful view of the underworld, and she can take care of her pet fish.
I also created concept art of Mara having fun in the woods of the Underworld with her dolls.
And finally, I created a sculpture of my character and I built a set of environment, based on the concept art.