Boxjelly1

I just came across this lovely video that Vogue put together featuring a home tour with Fashion Designer John Galliano. Galliano is the visual inspiration for my character, First Mate Vico Dioli, so seeing his face in the thumbnail got me instantly excited. I've talked a bit before about how I try to find models for some of my main characters. Having a robust set of reference photos helps when I know I'm going to be drawing them again and again. I chose Galliano as Dioli's model before I had really cemented the character. I saw a photo of him on the runway at one of his fashion shows. He had his long hair in braids and was wearing a navy uniform. That image stuck with me and I decided to go back to it when I was designing this character. Dioli's voice and mannerisms are very different from the man he's based on, but it's still fun to see his muse in real life. Anyway, I thought this video was really cute and thought maybe you'd like a peek behind the curtain of my creative