Roaring Girl

Took the weekend off after (and between) paper hell. Been on a Hans Zimmer craze; I have nothing but love for his music. Spent much of it in a Dark Knight and Inception fuelled drawing spree to get Moll done before heading back into the depths of libraries and Microsoft Word.

Moll (modern version) - The Roaring Girl

Inspirations - Jeffery Kurland's designs for Arthur in Inception

July - Aug 2011

Modern design for Moll; I think that despite its age, The Roaring Girl would make an excellent play set in modern day. The play itself is a social commentary of the early 17th century treatment of women in England and Moll, the protagonist and titular Roaring Girl, is a cross-dresser who stands up for women while dressing in very stylish men's clothing. Originally I wanted to have her pallet at a set of warm neutral tones and beiges, but using browns and beiges in my drawings is one of my greatest weaknesses. I must have gone through about 15 colour schemes before settling on the one seen here. Basically her clothing is just men's clothing fitted for a woman's form. Dark grey vest with gold lining and back, white shirt with English cuffs, a thin black tie, and lighter grey slacks. There are small, matching details throughout her outfit, like the small gold orb buttons at her wrists, as her tie pin, and on front and back hips. Buttons on men's side (left over right) with hand stitched button holes because they look so much better and are much classier. Dark grey men's shoes with a flat, long, and slightly curved toe. Also, I put a small shell clasp on her hair to add the slightest touch of femininity.