Revamped Design: Melpomene – Muse of Tragedy

Old version of character reference sheet for Melpomene, the Muse of Tragedy

New version of character reference sheet for Melpomene, the Muse of Tragedy. She is caucasian with pale skin, gray eyes, and black hair. Her dress is mostly black with red accents.

Finished Melpomene’s new sheet!  I really love working on Melpomene, because so much of her aesthetic is just stuff that I liked as a melodramatic, kinda pretentious, teenager.  The black and red color scheme, the corset, the general spookiness, it’s all stuff I just loved in my teen angst phase (and now).

I tweaked the design of her outfit a little, straightened her hair a bit.  I decided to give her some earrings that look like swords, as that is one of her symbols, and some boots with laces to be a little more of a callback to the cothurnus boots that she is often depicted with.

I did not update her mask because honestly I’m still super proud of how it came out.

Cropped close-up of character sheet for Melpomene, Muse of Tragedy. She is holding a tragedy mask that resembles a skull.

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