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I’ve already talked about my viewpoint on the previous entry , but to quickly recap: More could’ve been done to make the gems in Steven Universe more alien and interesting, design wise, in my own artistic opinion.

We all all caught up now? Yes, good, on we go.

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Peridot: For Peridot, I took inspiration from the mythical centaurs and fauns for her alien design. She was fairly easy to figure a new design for out of the rest of them. Her lower half (in her centaur form) has the ability to spiral ‘round w/ her legs acting as a propeller.

Lapis Lazuli: Lapis’s design was inspired by various insects: water bugs, dragon flies, various nymphs and the praying mantis. While designing her, I sketched out the general shapes of her hair and head and went through various different versions before finally settling on a design. Her bangs are modelled as mandibles. Originally, her body was going to resemble an upside down tear drop + a backswimmer. I later scraped that idea and went w/ the more mantis-like design. It ended up looking like Mothra from G:KOTM.

Rose Quartz: Rose I modeled to resemble a futuristic friendly robot. I kept in mind that I needed to make her human enough that someone (aka Greg) would become smitten with her.

Bismuth: I took machinery (and the Predator, for reasons that should be obvious) as inspiration for her more alien design. Her “hands” can shapeshift into what ever tool she needs to craft her weapons/tools.

Jasper: Jasper is the “perfect” representation of what Amethyst is: a soldier. Her body shape is more built up and finalized and has more “muscle” to it. Her hair acts like a carapace. Not entire solid, shifting w/ her movement, but is very durable. Jasper is like a polished, prettied up, and trimmed piece of jewelry you’d find in an expensive clothes store. While Amethyst is like an untrimmed (but still eye catching) lump of rock embedded in the side of an exposed area of a cliff ridge you found on a hike.

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Artist’s Note: Another thing I’d like to add to my statement in the previous entry, is that there also needs to be a human element to the mix. A human-like being to compliment a non-human-like being. A few examples being: Lilo and Stitch, R2-D2 and C-3PO, Herbie the Love Bug and his many owners, Hiccup and Toothless. In this case, it’d be Steven w/ the Crystal Gems. You need that human element to act as a window and translator for the audience. Even most wildlife documentaries use this. The narrator/and or host is usually present; either physically or through voice over, otherwise you’re just watching animal footage. Again, not sure if any of you can understand what I’m getting at, so apologies in advance.

Description
I’ve already talked about my viewpoint on the previous entry , but to quickly recap: More could’ve been done to make the gems in Steven Universe more alien and interesting, design wise, in my own artistic opinion.

We all all caught up now? Yes, good, on we go.

—————

Peridot: For Peridot, I took inspiration from the mythical centaurs and fauns for her alien design. She was fairly easy to figure a new design for out of the rest of them. Her lower half (in her centaur form) has the ability to spiral ‘round w/ her legs acting as a propeller.

Lapis Lazuli: Lapis’s design was inspired by various insects: water bugs, dragon flies, various nymphs and the praying mantis. While designing her, I sketched out the general shapes of her hair and head and went through various different versions before finally settling on a design. Her bangs are modelled as mandibles. Originally, her body was going to resemble an upside down tear drop + a backswimmer. I later scraped that idea and went w/ the more mantis-like design. It ended up looking like Mothra from G:KOTM.

Rose Quartz: Rose I modeled to resemble a futuristic friendly robot. I kept in mind that I needed to make her human enough that someone (aka Greg) would become smitten with her.

Bismuth: I took machinery (and the Predator, for reasons that should be obvious) as inspiration for her more alien design. Her “hands” can shapeshift into what ever tool she needs to craft her weapons/tools.

Jasper: Jasper is the “perfect” representation of what Amethyst is: a soldier. Her body shape is more built up and finalized and has more “muscle” to it. Her hair acts like a carapace. Not entire solid, shifting w/ her movement, but is very durable. Jasper is like a polished, prettied up, and trimmed piece of jewelry you’d find in an expensive clothes store. While Amethyst is like an untrimmed (but still eye catching) lump of rock embedded in the side of an exposed area of a cliff ridge you found on a hike.

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Artist’s Note: Another thing I’d like to add to my statement in the previous entry, is that there also needs to be a human element to the mix. A human-like being to compliment a non-human-like being. A few examples being: Lilo and Stitch, R2-D2 and C-3PO, Herbie the Love Bug and his many owners, Hiccup and Toothless. In this case, it’d be Steven w/ the Crystal Gems. You need that human element to act as a window and translator for the audience. Even most wildlife documentaries use this. The narrator/and or host is usually present; either physically or through voice over, otherwise you’re just watching animal footage. Again, not sure if any of you can understand what I’m getting at, so apologies in advance.