AFWVG - Initial Designs

Back to the fun stuff! I've been working mostly on research, which isn't exactly fascinating stuff to blog about. I did, though, go down to London this week for a trip to the V&A and the Science museum. Some useful stuff there, like so;

A bit miffed that the fashion gallery at the V&A was closed, but oh well. Thinking of going to York, having a look at the museums there.

But anyway, yes. Designs. I've narrowed the characters down to three for my final designs; Doctor Stockill, Emily-with-a-Y and one of the rats. I toyed with the idea of Jolie, Madam Mournington and maybe a chaser, but I stuck with those three in the end, being pretty major characters. I'm trying to keep to EA's general look, but have it not too close so it just becomes copying. 

EMILY-WITH-A-Y

White shift, black and white stockings (of course). Also a straight-jacket because, well, she's mad, isn't she? (and she does wear one for a while in the book, hurrah!)

She's got writing/drawings on her dress because 'little mad doodles'. And her half of the story is all letters and diary things.

The second girl there is Jolie Rouge in the same style.

DOCTOR STOCKILL

Stockill in all of his Punktorian glory. The long coat is 'Plague Doctor' that he wears on page 206. Gonna have it as his general doctoring coat, adding a leather plague mask (oh, fun!) for that bit.

Another version here, this one more 'punk' than 'torian'. Not so fond of it. Well... I like it, but it's not particularly 'Stockill'

RAT

Not sure which rat. Generic rat at the moment. Edward of Basil or someone. Yeah. Person as rat because musical. I have another version of this (not scanned yet) where it has a mechanical arm/leg. Why? Because they got experimented on.

So thar you go. Some initial designs. Going to work on them over the next week since I have no lessons. Curious to see how different they'll end up being.