Steffi Character Design - Yaaluwoda Yaaluida
This is the character design I created for the character Steffi from the sinhala film 'Yaaluwoda Yaaluida" which is the first fashion design film in Sri Lanka, directed by Dilshara Jayamanna. I'm really proud to have been a part of this wonderful production and grateful for the chance to portray my work in a film! I was in charge of creating an anime styled animation sequence for this romance comedy and it was a lot of fun. Here's the process of how I created the character design for Steffi, the female lead played by the beautiful Shereen Willis!
Final Character Design
Alternate outfits for the character that were used in the animation sequence
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Face shape exploration while referring to the actor playing the character in the film.
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The final three styles for the face that I showed the director, who expressed that he liked the middle one most. It's also the closest to the anime style.
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The different hairstyles that I went through before choosing the one I went with. It shows a lot of the character's personality and suits her well.
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Trying out different hair colours, decided to go with the pink one.
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Different outfit designs I experimented with for the character's casual clothing. As the character was a fashion designer I tried my best to go with a style that would suit her best.
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Wedding dress designs I tried out. Was asked to make this design look as extravagant as possible
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More wedding dress exploration, the director really liked the puffed up look so I simplified it to match an animated style.
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Alternate designs for the puffed up wedding dress. The director still liked the 1st version, so I went ahead with it.
The three designs for the character put side by side.