Sarah has a square/quadrilateral motif, she is honest, cheerful and tomboyish. What came to mind is those people that are misunderstood because they appear scary or come off as rude often but are actually really great, accepting people that are simply surer of themselves and don’t need any external validation. For her interest in squares, especially wooden cubes, I searched up wooden cubes and found some cute ones. I also just though that her love for square cubes could extend to general arts & crafts, like crotchet to add one. I had this in mind when designing her.
The hair:
I didn’t struggle on the face so that was set quickly, but the hair and clothing were harder for me. I’ve never had to draw square shaped hair before, and it wasn’t easy to give her a square hairstyle that suited the vibe I was going for. I was trying really hair to stick to the description I was given.
I gave her straight hair, but it made her look alternative or kind of chic, so I tried fluffing it out a bit, curling it at the ends, but it lost some of the “squareness” I was looking to achieve, I still liked it much more than the first though. I really wanted to make her hair longer as I felt that the cut was kind of awkward, but I didn’t because the references I was looking at for a similar cut looked really good, I just couldn’t get it right.
What I got is that I needed a sharp cut at the ends and more fluff, so this time I gave her wavy hair. I liked this one much more! But I didn’t like the shape, it just looks boring.
Next up I decided to stop trying to have a square shape, I instead moved on to a trapezium shape so I could flare out the ends a bit.
Very happy with this result, it looks like a style I could see someone wear very casually in real life.
The clothing:
I preferred the design with the plaid shirt around her waist as it simplified the design and makes it appear less busy, also gives me the ability to show her bracelets and it prevents patterns from clashing too much. I also wanted to make sure her silhouette wasn’t too similar to Tyler’s.
I settled for that last design, drew it out and posed Sarah in a chill, open and laid-back pose to show her honest and accepting personality. I’m very fond of this design!
