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[CHARACTER INTRODUCTION: Tham & Sage Hurriya] Forrest's parents. Tham has been deceased since Forrest was 5, and Sage hasn't seen Forrest for 10 years, as they were separated during the genocide. [ #art #ocart #concepts #novel #story #character]

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[CHARACTER INTRODUCTION: Forrest Hurriya] Forrest is a Volanid who lived in Tayaran until a genocide displaced them at 7 years old. Now, at 17, he seeks revenge on the occupation that inflicts pain and suffering on his people. [ #art #ocart #concepts #novel #story #character]

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[9 March 2025] Forrest's new outfit (used for the latter half of the lore, left) compared to Forrest's old outfit (used for the former half of the lore, right.) [ #art #ocart #concepts #novel ]

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[7th February 2025] A sketch of Forrest and their parents before being separated by a genocide. At this point, Forrest was changed to have BPD as well as DID. His intersex condition was also renamed to Keracervus syndrome, to give it a more scientific name. [ #art #ocart #concepts #novel ]

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[3rd February 2025] A concept sketch containing Forrest and Atlas as adults (in their 20s). They differ from their teenage selves mainly in dress sense and hair length. [ #art #ocart #concepts #novel ]

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[5th January 2025] Prototype references of the redesigned main characters. These are not being used, but contain useful short descriptions that explain the characters briefly. At this point, the story has completely separated itself from the source material. (1/2) [ #art #ocart #concepts #novel ]

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[2nd December 2024] Another design progress timeline with every main character, including pre and post-redesign appearances. (1/2) [ #art #ocart #concepts #novel ]

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[1st December 2024] A sketch of the main cast (pre-redesign) in a boat together, intended to be used as a banner image. [ #art #ocart #concepts #novel ]

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[24th November 2024] Prototype "bully" characters that would interact with the main group, who (aside from Forrest) attend a local college. [ #art #ocart #concepts #novel ]

[23rd November 2024] A portrait drawing of Forrest as an experiment using lineless art. [ #art #ocart #concepts #novel ]

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[17 November 2024] Younger versions of the characters wearing cultural outfits. At this point, Maneta was changed to be half-British and half-Spanish to fit the cultural origin of his first and last names. [ #art #ocart #concepts #novel ]

[Left image 17 November 2024, Right image 14 January 2025] A comparison of 2 versions of the same sticker, with old and new designs of Forrest and Atlas. [ #art #ocart #concepts #novel ]

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[11 November 2024] Forrest and Atlas in a watercolor style, to test pen and ink brushes. [ #art #ocart #concepts #novel ]

[7th November 2024] Progress comparisons of Forrest and Atlas, the oldest characters out of the group in terms of when their initial concepts were made. [ #art #ocart #concepts #novel ]

[6 November 2024] A test drawing over a meme, using the newly established colour schemes of the main characters. [ #art #ocart #concepts #novel ]

[3 November 2024] First appearance of Ki, Stello and Latif. These are Forrest's alters and are usually depicted as translucent projections by his side. [ #art #ocart #concepts #novel ]

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[15 October 2024] The first fully coloured sketches of the main group of characters. [ #art #ocart #concepts #novel ]

[6th October 2024] A drawing of Forrest and Atlas together, to test out potential colour palettes. [ #art #ocart #concepts #novel ]

[5th October 2024] The first decisions about the main group and their relationships to each other were made. Minecraft as a source material was parted from at this point, and the concept turned into an original story. [ #art #ocart #concepts #novel ]

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[30 September 2024] Forrest in an action pose. Here, he is covered in blood and wielding a sword. [ #art #ocart #concepts #novel ]

[23 September 2024] An experiment with a different art software including Forrest. This iteration has clear detail and design changes. [ #art #ocart #concepts #novel ]

[8 August 2024] More concept sketches of Forrest. Story was beginning to become more structured and characters were being outlined. [ #art #ocart #concepts #novel ]

[4th August 2024] Forrest as his "Beta" appearance. Minecraft as a source material has not been parted from at this point, and story was minimal. [ #art #ocart #concepts #novel ]