#((I AM IMPULSIVE AND HAVE A MILLION OTHER THINGS TO DRAW BUT I WANNA SEEE IT!!))

[hello-universe-lovers]

@salty-an-disco

YOU HAVE AN IDOL CONTRA?!

Gimmegimmegimmegimme!!!!

"Then...we throw it out the window!!"

Posting this separately so I can rant about design under the cut

I have colored a few Voices (Opportunist and Smitten) but Contrarian is my first proper ref sheet. She (yes she is a girl) was a lil hard to think of a design for. Her whole point is to be a contrast to most, if not all, of the things happening around LQ in the construct. I personally interpret her as LQ's desire to break free of the restrictions placed on him by the Narrator and, to a lesser extent, the Princess. Hence why she is such a pop of color. I based the look more on idol and cute girly clothes than straight jester/clown aesthetics (not that there's anything wrong with that).

I tried to make it as bright but not too bright as I do not like over saturation as well as over complicating a design since i wanna be able to draw her again later. This is where the masks come into play. I got inspired by theatre masks and came up with the idea of her changing her mask to fit the mood/atmosphere of the route. It gives her something to subtly express her mood without breaking away from her routine. Plus it's fun to come up with what her mask would look like in routes.

And also, this design is specifically for an AU that I still need to draw, hence why she has humanoid features but is still very much bird like. I tried to strike a balance but..eh, it still works. Like how she turned out and I hope you do too.