Character Design (3/3): The Sea King

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  The sea king is a character not as dominant as the rabbit and the turtle, however he is the driver of the story (the sea king is ill, and the only cure is the hare/rabbit’s liver). Therefore, while the character itself will not be as delved upon I will look at the design of the clothes during the Korean monarchy to design the king.



 I first worked on the base of the king as, despite its minor appearance, it would still serve as the base of the clothing. I gave it a more humanoid look compared to the rabbit and the turtle to make it look like it has a ‘higher status’, like as if it has further evolved from its original animal status to more of a human one. And as it is a king, I wanted it to look more fancier compared to other characters so I utilised the shape of a lion fish, which has a very noticeable look.


Photo of a lion fish by California Academy of Sciences

 Then, I worked on the Korean design aspect that I would be using on the king and the turtle. This includes the outfit that the king wears, the hats that have been used in history (as hats were symbols of status and/or their jobs) and the symbols that have been utilised in clothing and architecture.



 I have sketched out different types of hat and symbols used in Korean culture. There are notable similarities to China in the design due to their trade routes back then, however one difference was that Koreans had been much simpler in their design of clothes and hats due to their ‘Seonbi’ culture, meaning that the simpler the better and wiser. 

 Below is the final design.




 



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