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Datu(?) Pepper
🕑 Added 2023-11-12 16:43:52 +0000 UTCJust messing around with an outfit idea for Pepper. She'll probably wear something like this in the future. I haven't nailed down the design just yet but I wanted to color this one in to see it as a whole. I also plan to give it a more contemporary feel instead of a historically ancient look.
I had the term "Datu" in there as that was my initial idea but reading just a little bit more of some ancient Filipino terms, I feel like that might not necessarily be the best fit. At least, for what I'm trying to go for for Pepper.
For any of you who may not know, Datus (dah-toos) are equivalent to nobilities in ancient Filipino society. They're the ones that ruled their communities, otherwise known as "barangays" (bah-rung-ga-is). Pepper is more of a warrior, not a leader. So I might change it to something like "Timawa," which was a term given to the warrior class in the Visayan area.
Comments
Rino Rafael Moralidad
Yeah I was thinking about that. It would be annoying having to keep redrawing all those bits. That's why I'm just messing around with the look. Trying to see what looked cool so far.
InTheLionsDen
A great looking outfit. Love all the little details. Just a thought... all those fancy bits in the clothing design might slow things down if you have to repeat them over and over while drawing many panels. But great for covers or key frames.
Rino Rafael Moralidad
Nice that you noticed that! I do still want her to be gruff in her look. I like to think that the moment you see Pepper with a sleek look, something's wrong 😆
Rino Rafael Moralidad
Thanks!
Siroc
love this cat, gotta be one of my fav designs
StumpedMoose
What a slick design! I think it captures Pepper's roughness without straying too far from the datu traditional design. It'll be fun to see how often she will change as the story progress.
Rino Rafael Moralidad
Yeah, she'll be fighting all sorts of things! Living, not living, spirits, and other supernatural entities.
side-fish
Yeah, she's definitely more like a warrior. Just wondering, does she still fight spirits? So she can be a spirit warrior 🙃
Knotty Sergal
Pepper is best kitty ❤️🔥
Rino Rafael Moralidad
Glad that it came out that way! It was tricky tying to balance those elements without them coming off as too noisy
Spooky Boogie
I love it! The colors are great, and the patterns don't clash with her spotty fur coat
