While researching Steampunk, I came across a number of websites dedicated to the culture and the art and design side of the genre. I adored the sheer amount of imagination and skill that went into producing the pieces. I found all of these of great inspiration, especially when I needed to find referances for steampunk clothing. One of my favorite sites, http://www.clockworkcouture.com, was a key part of designing the older version of my little girl character. Steampunk fashion has no set guidelines, but seems to encorperate modern tastes in fashion with those of the Victorian period, which may include gowns, corsets, petticoats and bustles; suits with vests and top hats, coats and spats. Wearers will often incorperate a mixture of technological and period assesories, such as parasols, timepieces, goggles and ray guns. Modern items such as mobile phones, pagers, or music players may be modified to suit the theme and made to look like Victorian objects.
I had previously drawn steampunk inspired characters off my own back for the future comic project, and decided I wanted to try and edit the designs to use in my art book as the design for the young girl’s older self. I flitted between two designs, editting a sketch I’d drawn previously and colouring it to see how the colours would work togeather. I however decide that the character design who suited my little girl character was a character I’d designed with a short hair and a long bustle, whose clothing was inspired by the garments on Clockwork Couture. This is the character that will be seen at the end section of the art book, looking out towards the sky holding onto the rigging of an airship.