Costume Project Research

My character design is almost complete. I am quite mammalian, in that I am a mammal but also that I'm sort of hairy and cuddly, so I wanted to combine aspects of mammals with more microscopic creatures.

My 5 primary needs are the following:

1. Bin bags
2. Yellow
3. Band-aids
4. Glasses
5. Space

Naked mole rats are fairly disgusting creatures but actually represent my character pretty well, burrowing and nesting are things my creature will need to do to survive. They're also quite blind and that ties in well with my need for glasses.

This image shows some intestinal cells. The cells absorb nutrients using their long finger like fronds, catching any food floating by. This links to my small hoarding habit (the reason for bin bags being included in my list!) and also that I have very long fingers.

I love fried eggs! My big Tachen Book of Symbols says that eggs are highly revered in most societies. Not only are they very nutritious but often they are compared with the sun: round, life-giving, and yellow. I will give my character egg boobs, breasts primary function is to give milk to infants, it's a way of showing my nurturing side.

Head lice are weird creatures, associated with hair and dirt and unkemptness. I like the idea of my character adopting little parasites to help them clean up the environment they live in.








I'm struggling a little with band-aids and glasses, would it be too human to just have the character wearing them? I will consider this over the next few days.

As a side note, I also have an excellent book on pre-Columbian art that I have been perusing, unfortunately I can't upload images from the book but I shall bring it to crits and tutorials. The styles of the costumes in the book are incredible and worth referencing in my work.