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Hideko Carnahan

BFA in Illustration - Entertainment Arts — Illustration
Course:
Character Design + Personal Project
Faculty:
Adam Dix + Hideko Carnahan
Term:
2026 Spring

Thallasomancy

A personal visual development and character design projects that explores the design and emotion of a human, Sonia, and four sea witches!

Process:

Through iteration, research, and emotional explorations, the character were developed to reflect the uniquely oceanic motifs to the sea's biomes while keeping a magical touch!

Tags:
Character Design,
Storytelling,
World Building
"Guidance of the Kelplight" - a key scene depicting Ameterume guiding Sonia through the magical kelp forest.
A character lineup of the protagonist, Sonia, and the 4 Sea Witches!
A model/gesture sheet of the character Ameterume, The Witch of the Kelp
Line and color of Ameterume's turn around
A turn around for Ameterume
A pre-redesign model/gesture sheet of the character Thaia, The Witch of the Reef
Thalia redesign explorations
A pre-redesign model/gesture sheet of the character Mnesarete, The Witch of the Abyss
The line for Mnesarete's turn around
Mnesarete redesign exploration sheet
An expression sheet for Mnesarete!
A Collection of the Witch's Environment: (Top left) Thalia's Coral Reef, (Top right) Mnesarete's Library, (Bottom left) Ameterume's Sanctuary, (Bottom right) Ceresa's Graveyard Plains
"The Flourish Renewed" - A key scene depicting Sonia reviving the first witch, Thalia. As the star glows, the coral of her skins takes color again.
"The Lost Come Home" - A key scene depicting Sonia watching Ceresa as she performs her duty, guiding the souls of the ocean back home.