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These drawings make me curious about the time/technology setting of your story. Like Educir's civilian clothes looked 1800s, and Lorin's looked medieval, but Arduro's definitely look 1940s-50s. They have guns, swords, and shells... Have they got computers? I'm so curious to know more!
My goal here is to write a setting that is American in the same way high fantasy is European. The story takes place on a continent whose people were isolated until foreigners got to exploring and landed on it. As it stands now the world is industrialized, the tech of machinery (airplanes, boats, communication) is similar to the 30's. In terms of weaponry, the world is really behind - think 1910.
They know about the atom, have a periodic table, advanced medecine, and overall are incredible at engineering cars and planes and airships. The catch is: the people society deems most fit to become scientists etc. are warlocks, conjurers, and witch doctors. So "magic" is equivalent to science. Not an entirely new concept, just one I'm trying to put a distinctly American spin on.
When I'm designing clothing, I think about this:
Arduro's country was founded by the "settlers". So all of their clothing looks western (i.e. suits, ties, gowns) with throwbacks to feudal European heraldry in the military uniforms. Educir's country (and Lorin's) was founded by the people who lived on the continent before the settlers. They have a traditional way of dressing (ex. Lorin, Barshen), but in some places they've adopted foreign styles (ex. Educir's civilian wear).
As far as computers, they are working on the possibility of electrically storing data.
Thanks for being curious!
Seriously, though: AWESOME.
theres so much personality in every characters face you draw. mmm