Doll Maker's Diary, Part 35: Good Dolls in Worlds Gone Bad
In light of all the doom and gloom that's blighted the world over the past few months, I figured that I would dedicate this post mostly to artworks showing multiple dolls instead of one (or in the case of games that only allow you to make one per artwork, several from that particular game), with an overarching theme of cooperation and resilience in the face of a major threat. So here they are, in no particular order.
X-Girl: In this scene, my first four original X-Girl characters from CRASH Chronicles (Ellie, Claire, Kayla and Alexa) are joined by a quartet of newcomers in a dense, dark forest. All of them are shown having banded together to defeat whatever evil lurks behind the trees, and are shown in their armored CRASH Suits, with their weapons drawn, and their special powers ready for use.
A squad of X-Girls in a forest, about to take on a challenging mission some time in the near future. What threats are they going to face this time? And how will they be dealt with?
As a prequel to this, I made another artwork with these same dolls earlier, but in their training outfits, with the premise that they would undertake some basic training exercises to determine whether or not they are actually eligible for duty. Given that all eight were also present in the picture above, it's obvious that they all passed with flying colors.
The same eight dolls as above, but in their training outfits and about to do some basic training exercises to determine whether any of them are ready for the dangerous job of being a CRASH Agent.
Goddess Dress Up Game: The next artwork depicts six goddesses, each with a unique set of special powers, gathered at a hillside to discuss their plan for dealing with any potential threats to their realm. Each goddess carries a long sword, color-coded to match their outfit and adorned with a precious crystal on its hilt.
A sextet of goddesses on a hillside, armed with crystal-encrusted long swords, discussing how best to deal with any threats to their world.
And just for good measure, I decided to depict them clad in armor, ready for battle.
The same six goddesses as in the previous picture, but fully clad in armor, ready for battle.
Fairytale Scene Maker: If the scene I made in X-Girl had been set in the Fairytale Scene Maker, and thrown back several centuries, this is one suggestion as to how it could look like. The main difference here is that firearms have not been invented in this setting, and each heroine carries a long sword instead. Also, the eight heroines have been sorted into four teams of two, with the first, second, third and fourth teams having primarily red, blue, purple and yellow outfits respectively.
Four teams of two heroines each gathered in a forest, about to embark on an adventure the likes of which they may not return from... unless they defeat all of their foes.
Tudors Scene Maker: If the eight women of CRASH Chronicles were warped back in time several centuries, they might look like this:
It is rare to see eight women of royal blood gathered together all at once, but here they are, discussing their plans for the future.
In this scene, all eight women are pictured in the throne room of a vast castle, explaining their plans in a time of crisis, where the fate of their world hinges mainly on their actions, and the consequences of failure will be catastrophic.
Heroine Fan Art Creator: I decided to go with something approximating a Greco-Roman mythological theme for this one. Obviously, due to limitations in the designer, I had to take a few liberties with the designs for each doll.
Above, from top: Updated versions of Greco-Roman-inspired designs for my original four dolls made in the Heroine Fan Art Creator, with new color schemes.
Most notably, I revised their color schemes to include an accent color, while gold now served as the foreground colors for each one. I couldn't give each of them a sword either, since no such item is present in this game. Even so, I am pleased with how well this one turned out.
And as an addendum to this segment, I gave each of my original four characters from CRASH Chronicles the same treatment.
Another set of Heroine Fan Art Creator cards, but this time depicting the four women introduced in CRASH Chronicles.
Sci Fi Warrior: I extrapolated the designs of all four original CRASH Agents from CRASH Chronicles into the Sci Fi Warrior dress up game, and ended up with the following artworks shown below.
Above, from top: The four original CRASH Agents (Ellie Watts, Kayla Brooks, Claire Hayes and Alexa Low) from CRASH Chronicles extrapolated into the Sci Fi Warrior Dress Up Game.
Here, Ellie is armed with a large laser rifle, Kayla carries a pair of smaller blasters, Claire wields a long sword (most likely a katana) and Alexa is shown activating her decloaking field.
I could go on and post many more possibilities with this theme, but this post would be much longer if I did.
