Designing a character is very much a “fuck around and find out” sort of a process. You have to iterate as much as possible. One of my college professors would always push the mantra “Fail faster!” to encourage us to draw as much as possible until we find the right one.
Well, Kyra started out way different than she did today. Here’s the first bit of exploratory drawing and silhouettes I went through to design her.
Ah, yes, “triangle with hat.” It’s gotta be one of my favorite genders. haha!