So I recently became a fan of Sailor Moon. I'm enjoying the series so far, but I also saw Spider-Verse recently, so I couldn't help but wonder what Sailor Moon would be like in a more American-style, streamlined superhero costume. I did some experimentation with the design and I landed on something like this. Most of the doodles will probably never appear on this blog.
I tried to keep elements of her design in the costume. Originally it was much more complex. I played around with the mask style before deciding on incorporating her bow. I also made her moon symbol much more prominent.
I wanted to somehow keep part of Usagi's iconic hairstyle even if it was just partial. So the above image is experimenting with her double buns. I looked up some reference pictures from real life so I could reinterpret the buns instead of trying to copy the original art style. While I think that the perfectly circular buns are aesthetically pleasing, they wouldn't have fit with this art style. So I tried other styles.
This is a doodle I did at work. Here, her chest symbol is more pronounced and the arms are less complex. I also forgot to fix the legs. I could've gone back and done them, but oh well. It's just concept work for now.
This is perhaps the image I'm most happy with. I didn't get the pose exactly right, but I'm still proud of how this turned out.
God be with me. Lord keep me safe. Amen.
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