#i get that robot/puppet as coding for neurodivergence is an overdone trope

[eahtheramblings]

Screencap redraw with redesigns

tried my hand at redesigns again!

Hunter: I really just wanted to introduce some fantasy back into his design. he has a lot of weapons due to being the next Huntsman, but he really only uses the dagger and axe for wood carving/chopping.

Maddie: I had ... way too many ideas here, and I'm not sure if they all go together. I wanted to try and draw a bit more from women's fashion of the 1850-60's as per the original tale, hence the blouse and hat. Skirt was heavily, heavily, inspired by @everafterwhat Maddie design, go check her art out if you like eah fanart, she's got some really cool redesigns and au's!

Raven: My main goal was to make Raven look intimidating at first glance. Mostly, this is because I feel like there's a small subset of the populace of the school that needs more than just her destiny as an excuse to not interact with her at first. like, yeah, her being the evil queen's daughter explains why characters like duchess, the pigs, and sparrow are all either afraid or openly hostile to Raven at the beginning of the year, but it goes against the characterization of characters like Rosebella, Ashlynn, or heck even Ginger, who would probably see her for her actions first and destiny second. For Raven to have her semi-loner status that she does at the beginning of the books, I think having her be rather tall and intimidating looking makes it work, as it gives the more friendly or openly rebellious student population another reason not to interact with her on the basis of accidental intimidation. idk if that makes sense, just throwing my thoughts at the wall. Also, I wanted to try to incorporate her cloak/coat of darkness from the books. no particular reason, I just feel like she needs a cloak. I keep going back and forth on the hennin (horn hat)

Cedar: Cedar was crafted to be the next Pinocchio, and that includes her being made to look like a child. she's lived as long as the rest of her peers, but unlike everyone else who's physical forms went through the stages of baby, child, and now teen, Cedar has been stuck in the same wooden replica of an elementary aged child since her creation. this compounds on a lot of the problems Cedar has with connection during the start of the year, as her inability to lie + her physical form resembling a child causes a lot of the other students to treat her like she's five instead of fifteen like the rest of them. it's also made her whole experience with destiny and rebellion confusing, as she isn't sure at times if she actually wants her destiny or if she just wants the respect that she's denied.