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SMOCT3 Teaser...?

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CRITIQUE REQUESTED!!!! Please guys, I'd really like some feedback on this, so I have an idea of what to/not to do regarding these designs!

This isn't their official Ref, just FYI. I'll take this one down from the group once I get their official refs done. I just wanted to give a heads up for people so that they know what to expect if someone feels like giving my dear Amathis and Chreas a cameo :)

Oh god, I hate my scanner. Hate it hate it hate it hate it!!!! It totally screwed up a good deal of the colours... And I'm sorry it looks kinda messy. My inking pens went MIA, so I had to use a writing pen, which got ALL OVER the place. Also, I was experimenting with a new hair-shading style. Consequently, nothing else got really shaded...

Anyway, this is kinda a teaser for what to expect from me for SMOCT3. I wanted to redesign Hemera and Nyx sooooooooooooo bad, so I figured "you know what? I'm going to do it! And make it somehow plot canon!"

All during SMOCT2, I realized that while I'd listed both of them as being "neutral", they sure as hell didn't act like it! So, this year, I decided to change that up, and make them act like truly neutral characters, which called for a redesign. So, instead of the bright colours they had last time, I decided to tone it down and add a lot more greys into their designs, as well as redesign their outfits completely. The idea behind this is that they've decided to start embracing darkness instead of constantly trying to fight it, so they entered an almost "twilight" area of their powers. I also wanted to put some gradients into their outfits, because they're so much fun to do with markers! Time consuming, but fun XD. Also, I changed their hair! Cuz I can XD (Plus, Hemera's curls were SO F***ING ANNOYING TO DRAW OVER AND OVER AGAIN!!!!!)

For those wondering why they look different (and why Nyx has so many scars!!), it'll be a part of my audition comic ;) I'm going to try and put up some precursor comics explaining how they got to this Despair Event Horizon, but that'll have to wait until after finals >.< The writing is a bit spoiler-y, but I'm not telling what happened just yet!

Also, their title of "Twilit Soldier Nyx/Hemera" is completely temporary, although it does have a nice ring. But they are still Sailor Senshi, I just need to figure a way to incorporate it into the title... Twilit Sailor Nyx/Hemera...? Maybe? I don't know...
As Chibi-Sugar brought up, they are still Sailor Senshi because they have the Sailor Collars (even though you can't see them at this angle), but just... Darker? I guess?
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marie-berry's avatar
Nice! The one thing I would suggest is, like I think Chibi Sugar said, is to simplify, simplify, simplify. The details are absolutely lovely but you'll come to regret adding them about five pages in. XD