#btw go listen to White Queen and Black Queen they're super good songs!

[whistlingstarlight]

I'd love to hear more about the White Queen and Black Queen's designs!

Oooohhh ofc!

So given that these characters are based on songs, a lot of the songs' styles are incorporated into their designs. As well as them being counterparts, so I attempted to differentiate them as much as possible in palettes and aesthetics.

White Queen (As It Began) is quite a soft, gentle song, so I tried to visualise that through rounded, flowy shapes for the White Queen, like her hair and ballgown. I didn't want to make her outfit blindingly white so incorporated subtle shades of cream, with pale silver for her hair and some stronger gold as a contrast. The intention was to give her very traditional "fairytale princess" vibe to contrast with her sister. Her feet aren't visible, but I imagine she either goes barefoot or wears ballet pumps, something delicate.

The Black Queen is intended to be as different from her sister as possible. Her skin is pure white to contrast strongly with her black attire. The March of the Black Queen is a much bolder rock song, which influenced her sharper, more risqué design. Her half-skirt is intended to still look flashy, but less flouncy than her sister's dress. The silver trims contrast with the black, and her stilettos match her "sharp" theme.

Overall though, their main design theme was contrast. White and black, light and dark, modest and confident. I'm not sure where the idea for the single eye or long ears came from, but I feel it helps accentuate their elfin/faery aesthetics.