RWBY x I Hopes So Lion Designs!!
Was brainstorming some RWBY lion designs set in the world of the web comic I Hope So with @agender-cinder
They helped with the ideas and inspirations of the designs while I sketched them down! I took a great amount of creative liberties when designing these gals.
Along with the designs we decided to give the IHS universe names
Ruby- still stays Ruby as it is also a gemstone that can be found in the IHS universe. I wanted to give her a scruffy mane similar to the style of her hair in volumes 7-9, and then added a pattern on her back that looks like a rose when you look straight down on her.
Weiss- Her named was switched to Frostbite, since she can have a sharp tongue and sass for days. Now for her design, Cal (agender-cinder) came up with the idea to give her vitiligo, which causes animal pelts to her turn white over time. So I decided to give her a very aggressive form of vitiligo, leaving spots of her original black fur she got from her father.
I decided to leave black fur in parts that were affected by her father's abuse, her black paws since her life was never her own when she was younger, black fur over the mouth as she was never allowed to speak her mind, black fur over her head since he influenced the way she thought, and black fur on her back for the overbearing pressure put on her by her family name.
Blake- Her name was changed to Nightshade since her last name Belladonna is a flower that is also called Nightshade. Blake we decided to make a black leopard as Ghira is a panther faunus and it helped put a bit of space between her and the other girls.
The reason she isn't covered in spots like a normal leopard is because I read that cheetah's can be born with not very many spots, it is incredibly rare. But I thought I could take that and apply in to Blake and give her a fluffier neck trying to fool other lions that she is one (since in volume one she had to hide her ears) This was the design that I REALLY took a LOT of creative freedom with.
Yang- Changed her name to Ignite (after her song Ignite) she a big girl! Wanted to give her a semblence of Raven in her design, so I gave her some black in her mane mirroring real life lions whose mane grows darker as they get older.
I decided to do this since in the IHS universe I wouldn't have been able to show Yang's red eyes switch from her purple hues, plus black and yellow are bumbleby colors baby! I also gave her some scars since Yang is always a brawler in any universe so she is gonna have some marks left over.
Height Chart and Bumbleby sketch to round out this post!
Also if you are interested in the universe we drew the RWBY girls in then here is their tumblr! It is beautifully written and drawn! Plus VERY gay!
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