Premise | Character Concepts

The two characters in the story I am telling are Orihime, a weaver, and Hikoboshi, a cow-herder.

Initial Look at Hairstyles

For the Hair I looked into the styles that were worn in Japan during and around the Edo Period. This allowed me to narrow the hair down to some idea's I felt fit well. I feel that F1 and M1 in the above image are the one's I will choose to further as they feel the most fitting.

First few Sketches

Orihime's face - Initial Ideas

Hikoboshi's Face - Initial Ideas

For Orihime and Hikoboshi's faces I wanted to get an idea of what  they would look like. On Orihime's sheet I like 1 and 8 the most. From Hikoboshi's sheet I like 5 and 7. I think I will further Orihime 8 and Hikoboshi 5.

Orihime's Outfit - Initial Idea's 

For Orihime's outfit it didn't need to be something that allowed as much movement and as such I wanted to create something that reflected more her weaving as well as leave traces of the stories origins - the constellations. For outfits I plan to have Hikoboshi's outfit to resemble something that could be worn while herding animals, allowing freedom of movement, while still fitting in the time the tale is set as well as matching with Orihime's outfit to some degree.