Let Them Eat Cake

Cake Witch's design did what I consider a 180 change from the previous concepts.  Despite how much I loved her exposed spine and demented eye boobies, her battle concept would not allow for this design.  Therefore, I had to get rid of her creepy elements.  May they rest in peace and show up somewhere else one day.  Another big change was her hair.  She originally had long flowing hair.  Because of her personality, I thought it better if she wore it up in a more formal hairstyle.    

Above is the first quick pass of her new design.  I drew her on top of Dream Witch's proportions to quickly get out a design idea.  I also wanted to ensure the relationship between her boots and skirt was what I wanted.    

I ultimately didn't like the first design pass of her top.  It looked pretty dorky.  I simplified it and gave her a strapless top.  I also couldn't decide if I wanted her to wear gloves or sleeves.  I wanted sleeves so that she would have exposed painted finger nails, but long gloves are more suitable for such a proper lady.  To make her skirt a little more interesting, I decided to split the top layer and expose the frills underneath.  Her skirt is adorned with roses and strips made of frosting.  The rose on her hip was removed because it was overkill.        

Because the other illustration was so messy, I redrew it to make more sense of the skirt.  Her top was also further simplified.  I also played around with cake hat designs, and decided to go with the one that has a rose.    

A reference for the back of her top.

This probably needs a little bit of explaining.  The premise of Cake Witch is that she is ordinarily a petite girl.  Her magic involves the creation of  the most delectable cakes and sweets in the world.  The catch is that she herself can not eat her cakes without consequence, though she loves them so.  When she is agitated or upset, she eats her cakes and, as a result, blows up like a balloon.  So!  That's why she has a katamari version.  The challenge to this form is that she needs to be round enough to roll around.  I drew the spoon for size comparison, but it wouldn't actually be present when she is in this state.      

Another try with less pronounced boobs.  She still needs a lot of work, but I'll get her figured out in her turnaround stage.

In the following weeks, I will be working on turnarounds for both Time Witch and Cake Witch, as well as concepting enemies.  Next few blog posts should cover those things!