This is the first set of Silhouettes I created for the Soldier character in a re imagining of the fairy tale 'The Tinderbox' Set in The Napoleonic Period.
I wasn't particularly happy with any of them apart from the one I clearly and obnoxiously accentuated in the sheet, which I will explain a bit more in a moment.
I wasn't particularly happy with any of them apart from the one I clearly and obnoxiously accentuated in the sheet, which I will explain a bit more in a moment.
I have had a bit of difficulty actually differentiating each silhouette from the last, most of the reference material that I have collected, which mostly consists of internet research, shows that a lot of the Napoleonic Era fashion, was very very similar: Top Hats, long coats, tight trousers and boots, most images show men wearing almost identical attire, even the soldiers uniforms are very similar in silhouette form, I feel like I'm travelling in circles with the revisions with each new silhouette.
The accentuated silhouette shown in the sheet was my favourite by far, it kind of reminds me of a pirate, which at this point I haven't decided whether is a good thing or a bad thing, I have considered setting my version of the story at some point after the Battle of Trafalgar on a ship (an idea I got from someone else) so a pirate-y attire might be fitting, it gives the main character a sort of scruffy and dishonest look as well, which is important foreshadowing at the first act of the tale (the meeting with the witch.)
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