im in love with the designs in this au, especially Michael's because of his wings that kind of look like layered armor or a shield to me and it's just so cool in terms of wing shape . i was wondering if you had any design notes on why you chose what colors or shapes or outfits and stuff for the looks of the angels? its cool if not!
• Gabriel’s design is a parallel to vox and his industry, so if you see some clear similarities their it's intentional he's made to look loud and attention grabbing and look a bit of an ass XD
• Uriel design is made to look sleek and efficient. You're made to assume she's very serious about her work and will not take half-assed results,
• Micheal is heavens symbol of security, despite his stature he still feels imposing and authoritative and has the trust of his people to keep them safe
• Raphael was the first of the siblings that was designed! I followed a lot of Hazbin’s logic, tall and slim, he hasn’t changed much since I first created him. He was also very heavily based on both Aziraphale and Crowley from Good Omens (and the theory of Crowley being Archangel Raphael) I always try to give him a soft expression because despite his stature he’s very gentle and I wanted to reflect the healing aspect of his design, also his clothes are meant to resemble more of a stylized doctor gown ! He’s very rectangular
• Azrael was a pain to design HAHAH, it took me weeks to finally settled on a design which I felt was correct for them (and they’re still in a redesign fase) They have a lot of time and bone themes around their design, they themselves have a hour glass shaped figure, I try to represent how death is seen as an inevitable thing and also following the usual way people tend to represent Death, dark colors with a cape, very cliche but I tried to balance it trying to incorporate more Emo fashion into it, it felt right for Azrael as a character to follow the usual human cliches about Death and mixing up with their own identity
• Zadkiel, she is always my favorite one to draw. She’s a princess, she feels like a princess and should be treated like one (/j). Her design is meant to be regal, formal and to give that sensation of someone who is very tidy, doesn’t let any slip. Her closed eyes were meant to represent the blind faith and the veil is mostly to put together all her design. Zadkiel is supposed to resemble a heart!
• Jophiel ! Probably the one I draw the most because she’s just so easy to draw! She’s a lovely flower! When I first started to design her the 50s style always came to my mind for some reason, long stylized figures but fluffy dresses and hairstyles. Also she started to resemble more of Charlie during her pilot era, it wasn’t done on purpose but once Ross pointed out I realized I wanted to do some parallels with Pilot Charlie and Jophiel [design wise]. She then developed to be also tall, I don’t have any reason for that, I thought it was just fun the youngest would be one of the tallest on her family!
Here are some visual notes for you to enjoy! PART 1
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