DuoQ - Starlight Design

Final character render (gun design by M. Mo)

Final character render (gun design by M. Mo)

Final orthographic sheet; I advocated heavily for the cat ear headphones and the team eventually relented

Final orthographic sheet; I advocated heavily for the cat ear headphones and the team eventually relented

Orthographic sheet w/o jacket

Orthographic sheet w/o jacket

Early explorations revolving around an Ancient Roman theme; we later pivoted towards a more punk-inspired direction

Early explorations revolving around an Ancient Roman theme; we later pivoted towards a more punk-inspired direction

Early moodboard outlining the first three directions I tried above

Early moodboard outlining the first three directions I tried above

Early explorations; brainrot was brought up as a legitimate design pillar in discussions, I still stand by E and F as the true intention for this character

Early explorations; brainrot was brought up as a legitimate design pillar in discussions, I still stand by E and F as the true intention for this character

Early explorations; this is where the direction shifted from generic tactical streetwear to punk, observed in the shift between these two iterations

Early explorations; this is where the direction shifted from generic tactical streetwear to punk, observed in the shift between these two iterations

Early explorations; started to get a lot more punk and spiky with these ones

Early explorations; started to get a lot more punk and spiky with these ones

Early explorations; elements between these two were ultimately used for the final design

Early explorations; elements between these two were ultimately used for the final design

A chibi Starlight for your humble consideration

A chibi Starlight for your humble consideration

Character design done for the Advanced Games Project, DuoQ, at USC.
We wanted to design an NPC companion for players to "bond" with while playing our single-player game. Earliest explorations were taken in a sci-fi Ancient Roman direction before we ultimately settled on a classic tactical punk look.
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September 3, 2024