dara

I don't know if anybody's noticed this, but I also try to slightly change his appearance depending on where on the timeline we're at! very early on, before [REDACTED] disappears, he's got a smaller, more twiggy build because he's still a teenager. he wears loose, casual robes, and he also ties up his hair/wears it rather neatly. after growing into an adult and becoming the Judge of Hell, he has a stockier build and his hair gets more wild/scruffy. the idea is, basically, when he was first "born", his appearance was closer to the role God intended for him to play - and he was also closer to God... only over time did he start deviating from all this. (still, it wouldn't be inaccurate to say he didn't fit in from the start - I always try to include some asymmetry in his design because of his maverick personality!) (this is also why the tarot card of him as an idealized figure is almost completely symmetric...)

*puts down pen and clasps fingers together after 4 hours of painting* I am so normal about them.

the original concept sketch. im glad i decided to make mirage face forward. and im glad i went through with adding a proper background. it adds flavor