Empress Safi (Safi'jiiva Gijinka) - Design Process (Patreon)

I wanna share some of the things I did while designing Safi because I think the others were pretty solid designs as well. 

I had 3 designs with different vibes coming in. I had one thing in mind tho, her vibe needs to be dominating and you can feel the gap in power whether in physical power or status.

Initially, I didn't want the design to be in that medieval timeline to set myself apart from the other great gijinka artists. So for the first one, I did a modern design that has a bosslady/ceo look to it. Someone who would boss you around and you can't to anything about it.

The second design was more of an overwhelming physical presence. A one-woman army who strikes fear in the hearts of full armies. I didn't go with this one because I think this vibe would be more fit for a monster known for its brutality like Deviljho or Diablos.

And the last one, The Empress. A much more fitting moniker for Safi'jiiva. The fierce eyes, the fiery hair, even had some Xeno'jiiva nods with the sheer sleeves being the shedded Xeno skin. I felt like the design had more meat in it in terms of concept so it's what I went with.

Should I have went with the other designs or do you like the current one better?