Roxas76
06-05-2017, 11:35 PM
Hey guys! So, I came up with a concept design for a Jing Wei Magical Girl skin, titled Celestial Sailor!
Here are some design aspects to it:
Front View (https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/18838821_252433551902729_802905153332426621_n.jpg? oh=1c45eb82eb783c0b9a2e2627037e576d&oe=59E44106)
Side View (https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/18835549_252433545236063_9202632656172935470_n.jpg ?oh=949e65a8371ced1f4948a4f52b1623cd&oe=59E7852D)
Crossbow (https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/18881987_252433475236070_7856431179804414969_n.jpg ?oh=ee5a98a6c1ead4c3a5161313abc05a06&oe=59DAAA77)
So, as I stated before, this is heavily inspired by magical girl heroines in shoujo manga and anime. A lot of emphasis went into this, including her symbols on her attire (the hearts in her design, the ribbons on her dress, the wings actually being weapons/props instead of attached to her), her hair style, and stuff further detailed below. I wanted to shoot for a color scheme that relied heavily on colors we haven't seen much of with her: a light pink accentuated with purples and silvers on her accessories.
For her forms, there's much that I have anticipated for them. There's not too much to add on design-wise, so I thought it'd be neat to detail each one a bit:
- First Form - The base form shown above in the design. Jing Wei is without her wings in this form, just floating gracefully.
- Second Form - The sailor cape has just the slightest bit of length added to it, along with armor added to her boots (making them steel-toed) and gloves (giving the appearance of silver claws). Jing Wei gets her wings and a single feather attachment to help her fly.
- Third Form - Jing Wei's hair changes from its usual jet-black shade to a bright golden blonde hue, accompanied by a slight golden aura to signify her power boost. Another wing attachment is added to her wing.
- Final Form - Jing Wei's hair glows bright and her twintails exceed in length, almost to the point of becoming platinum blonde with the glow. Her aura increases in magnificence to show yet another increase in power. The third and final wing attachment is added to her wings.
Now, for her abilities:
- Rapid Reincarnation - Not much should change for Rapid Reincarnation's animation or anything. The only difference I can think of would be an addition of sparkles/shoujo magic to her flying animation, just to give it the slightest amount of pizazz.
- Persistent Gusts - Re-design here (https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/18765694_252433468569404_2095786914338596181_n.jpg ?oh=f1df3192f8c0ca0d287dcc97dcce3b6b&oe=59DE724D) - Persistent Gusts gets a make-over with the symbol in the middle bearing the same insignia on Jing Wei's wings, accompanied by more sparkles and pink winds surrounding the circumference of the ability. Once Jing Wei passes through the gusts and gets her buff, the same pink gusts accompany her for the remainder of her buff.
- Explosive Bolts - Explosive Bolts don't get too much of a makeover... just a change from the original jade green hue on her crossbow to a hot pink to symbolize her Critical Chance stim.
- Agility - Another ability that doesn't need too much change. The only possibilities I can think of are maybe a change in the dash's animation. She can either do a corkscrew twirl in the middle of the dash, or maybe flash a quick "peace/deuces" hand sign while she uses the ability.
- Air Strike - Re-Design here (https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/18835782_252433478569403_2987991109352836152_n.jpg ?oh=bf17adb83b2cd63bfdf2ec01a7b3a2aa&oe=599F015D) - Air Strike probably gets the most work on the make-over. The design of the ult's preparation is changed to the graphic shown below the ability demo, designed with a similar thought process put into the work on her wing. As she takes off, the projectiles are changed from generic blasts to stars raining down on the enemies below.
As for special animations and such, I think some sort of Pose Strike emote would be cool. Magical girls are known for striking cute poses and getting adored for said poses, so why not have her strike a cute one for her adoring fans that play her? Sprinkling in some different animations that're exaggerated would work as well.
Hope you guys like this idea as much as I enjoyed coming up with it!
Edit:
Thanks pizzavistop for the help with the wing idea! Added it to the ideas.
Here are some design aspects to it:
Front View (https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/18838821_252433551902729_802905153332426621_n.jpg? oh=1c45eb82eb783c0b9a2e2627037e576d&oe=59E44106)
Side View (https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/18835549_252433545236063_9202632656172935470_n.jpg ?oh=949e65a8371ced1f4948a4f52b1623cd&oe=59E7852D)
Crossbow (https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/18881987_252433475236070_7856431179804414969_n.jpg ?oh=ee5a98a6c1ead4c3a5161313abc05a06&oe=59DAAA77)
So, as I stated before, this is heavily inspired by magical girl heroines in shoujo manga and anime. A lot of emphasis went into this, including her symbols on her attire (the hearts in her design, the ribbons on her dress, the wings actually being weapons/props instead of attached to her), her hair style, and stuff further detailed below. I wanted to shoot for a color scheme that relied heavily on colors we haven't seen much of with her: a light pink accentuated with purples and silvers on her accessories.
For her forms, there's much that I have anticipated for them. There's not too much to add on design-wise, so I thought it'd be neat to detail each one a bit:
- First Form - The base form shown above in the design. Jing Wei is without her wings in this form, just floating gracefully.
- Second Form - The sailor cape has just the slightest bit of length added to it, along with armor added to her boots (making them steel-toed) and gloves (giving the appearance of silver claws). Jing Wei gets her wings and a single feather attachment to help her fly.
- Third Form - Jing Wei's hair changes from its usual jet-black shade to a bright golden blonde hue, accompanied by a slight golden aura to signify her power boost. Another wing attachment is added to her wing.
- Final Form - Jing Wei's hair glows bright and her twintails exceed in length, almost to the point of becoming platinum blonde with the glow. Her aura increases in magnificence to show yet another increase in power. The third and final wing attachment is added to her wings.
Now, for her abilities:
- Rapid Reincarnation - Not much should change for Rapid Reincarnation's animation or anything. The only difference I can think of would be an addition of sparkles/shoujo magic to her flying animation, just to give it the slightest amount of pizazz.
- Persistent Gusts - Re-design here (https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/18765694_252433468569404_2095786914338596181_n.jpg ?oh=f1df3192f8c0ca0d287dcc97dcce3b6b&oe=59DE724D) - Persistent Gusts gets a make-over with the symbol in the middle bearing the same insignia on Jing Wei's wings, accompanied by more sparkles and pink winds surrounding the circumference of the ability. Once Jing Wei passes through the gusts and gets her buff, the same pink gusts accompany her for the remainder of her buff.
- Explosive Bolts - Explosive Bolts don't get too much of a makeover... just a change from the original jade green hue on her crossbow to a hot pink to symbolize her Critical Chance stim.
- Agility - Another ability that doesn't need too much change. The only possibilities I can think of are maybe a change in the dash's animation. She can either do a corkscrew twirl in the middle of the dash, or maybe flash a quick "peace/deuces" hand sign while she uses the ability.
- Air Strike - Re-Design here (https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/18835782_252433478569403_2987991109352836152_n.jpg ?oh=bf17adb83b2cd63bfdf2ec01a7b3a2aa&oe=599F015D) - Air Strike probably gets the most work on the make-over. The design of the ult's preparation is changed to the graphic shown below the ability demo, designed with a similar thought process put into the work on her wing. As she takes off, the projectiles are changed from generic blasts to stars raining down on the enemies below.
As for special animations and such, I think some sort of Pose Strike emote would be cool. Magical girls are known for striking cute poses and getting adored for said poses, so why not have her strike a cute one for her adoring fans that play her? Sprinkling in some different animations that're exaggerated would work as well.
Hope you guys like this idea as much as I enjoyed coming up with it!
Edit:
Thanks pizzavistop for the help with the wing idea! Added it to the ideas.