Commission: Mrs. Veloria

This is part of a bigger series of commissions I'm working on. Each one is a shoulder-up stylized portrait of various characters from my client's play. I was given permission to post and share these works.

Here's Mrs. Veloria, the unsympathetic antagonist that uses her vast wealth to solve all of her problems.

This is the final version of the portrait.

This is a previous, more polished draft to test the character color scheme with red hair and a red dress.

This was a sketch of what the final portrait might look like after establishing Veloria's character design. I was trying to convey her as a schemer with steepled fingers and a "lost in thought" expression.

These were the first rounds of Veloria's design sketches. She is described as "short, but lanky with long, wavy hair." I was trying to figure out the right height, body shape, and how she wears her hair.

These are a few rough sketches for Veloria's character design. I took some inspiration from Yzma from Emperor's New Groove and different trends for women's trench coats.

I played with the idea of Veloria carrying a cane around as a sign of wealth/prestige.