{"id":27238,"date":"2025-05-02T16:50:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T20:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/?p=27238"},"modified":"2025-04-28T09:15:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T13:15:59","slug":"a-final-design-for-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/2025\/05\/02\/a-final-design-for-the-road\/","title":{"rendered":"A Final Design for the Road"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Well, I can’t finish without a glimpse into my digital sketchbook. I have a cool concept for a Chinese water\/lake ghost thrown from the Ming Dynasty to the mid 2000s. This was purely because I think Ming Dynasty Hanfu is pretty and I want to do something with it. Hanfu and its associated hairstyles and accessories can get complicated, which I had to work into my more streamlined schedule. I want to create details that evoke complicatedness without the design actually getting complicated. I’m still hammering it out.<\/p>\n\n\nRead more: A Final Design for the Road<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n

My vision was for a fairy-like character. So that meant lots of feminine features and pastels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I had to go through a lot of hair concepts before I found something I liked. I like the side-pony because I imagine it would look good flowing around in water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here are my attempts at hammering out the cloud collar, which is a fancy upper garment. I had settled on water lilies for the hair, but I didn’t want to repeat the motif for the collar. I want her design to say ‘lake’ instead of ‘lily’. I settled on a design that resembles the fog above lakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here’s the final-ish iteration! I still have a monster form to think about, but I’m happy with how her human form turned out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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