A comic series project I started in 2021. A story of twin sisters, one born of the moon and one of the sun, who learn to bridge the gap between natural and synthetic. This project started when I created the two characters as a reflection of myself. During the pandemic I learnt a lot about myself and noticed how I was changing and evolving. Orion represents my shy and reserved nature but in the recent years I have seen my confidence grow and have become acquainted with my adventurous and outspoken ways. While developing this story, I was in search of similar media entered around Black women and it was always a struggle. Growing up it was always difficult to see myself represented in the 'nerd' world so I've made it a personal mission to create this. One example is showing the endless versatility of afro hair shown in each character.
Solariis represents the sun. the fiery and outgoing sister. She is intelligent and discovers her powers all on her own whilst on a mission to defy the system and question the rules she grew up with. This nature for exploring and being in search for more is the start of a revolution.
Orion Represents the moon. she is the reserved and creative sister, always in her own world and sometimes scared to share it with anyone. She is focused and always learning but likes to stay under the radar although what she truly wants is to be appreciated.
Eclipse is the final form of the two main characters fusing together. Here are some examples of how I developed this character. As they are a fusion, my main mission was to combine the essence of both characters and create something that's entirely new that represents strength. My usual colour palette consists of soft, dull darks and high pigmented highlights creating an iridescent effect and the challenge here was to do this while focusing on Orange and Blue.
Odessa is a sapiote with a distaste for humans. Her sleepy powers bestowed upon her by the queen rhocera have made her a well loved member of the sapiote village.
She is full of secrets which lures solariis in and when they meet, they bridge the gap between the two worlds.
MY process
I use Autodesk Sketchbook Pro and Clip Studio Paint
