Sequitur: character design notes

notes on the design notes

Hex color codes and height measurements need not be precise; they’re provided anyway for consistency. Relative colors (value + hue) and heights (where one character stands proportional to another) are more important.

Similarly, while some design details are key (for characterization and/or thematic reasons), others are a byproduct of art style; for instance, black and white are used fairly deliberately, but hair is often exaggerated for silhouette. There are also aspects where the distinction between diegesis and stylization is besides the point. I’ve tried to distinguish them as follows:

  • Important: Notes in bold are key traits & should be maintained for recognizability.
  • Less important: Notes in gray are stylistic decisions on my part, and aren’t strictly necessary.
  • Notes without either format aren’t vital (i.e. if this was a book there’d be no need to describe these), but they’re not artistic quirks either. Take ’em or leave ’em.

These pages have a rudimentary mobile/single-column layout, but are ideally viewed on a larger, horizontal screen. The full layout has a fixed size, and is intentionally not responsive.

Fullbody of Sequitur, standing uncharacteristically upright with a crooked smile. Their hands are held low but stiff, with a slight bend back at the elbow.

height

  • 6'4"
  • 193.04cm
silhouettes of the main eight
Second-tallest (when not slouched) of the main eight.

palette

main

Dark skin, darker brown hair, gray eyes (albeit not rendered as such). Hair is a long, messy wave, and dyed at the tips (appears gray, very faded).

(skip hex codes)
  • #5b463a
    skin
  • #43322f
    skin (eyebags)
  • #7e6857
    skin (palms)
  • #251c18
    hair
  • #5b5a61
    hair (tips)
  • #787b82
    eyes

outfit

Wears a single-button blue-green pantsuit, black dress shirt, dark blue tie, and shoes that match the suit.

(skip hex codes)
  • #2d2b2a
    shirt (main)
  • #5b5a61
    shirt logo, pants
  • #727176
    earrings, sleeve stripes, pant-ties, slippers

key traits

Lanky to the point of boniness, hunch-necked, and looks like they just rolled out of bed. Slouches near-constantly [albeit not shown in reference for height clarity]. Striped sleeves and faded hair tips used to be brighter. Pajama pants and slippers all the way down.

Associated with indigo; saturation heavily varies.

actual notes

    • Important: Slouches severely, which can make them look shorter.
    • Longish neck with noticeable Adam’s apple; always bent forward to some degree, even when standing upright.
    • Defined, gaunt collarbone.
    • Important: Gangly limbs.
    • Somewhat big hands; frequently dangling at sides, held limp around torso, or absently picking teeth.

  • Hair is stylized with scraggly zigzags. Important: Bangs cover their right eye.

  • Ear is the same shape as the head.
    • Rounder face with a tapering chin.
    • Important: Serious eyebags and stubble. Messy eyebrows, which (less important) match how I draw the rest of the eye. Sequitur has an eye color but, because of this stylization, it’s not discernible.
    • Big, wide nose; flat at the top, slopes down.
    • Important: Teeth are crooked.

  • Top is one piece, not a T-shirt over a long sleeve or armwarmers. Some trivia: It’sRiffed loosely from the ’90s–2000s-inspired look of 100 gecs, specifically from the 1000 Gecs album. Sleeve stripes are thin; count doesn’t matter.

    Clothes in general are (importantly) very worn; shirt neck is is wide for lack of elasticity, logo is faded. Pajama-sweatpants are frumpy. Small wonder the slippers stay on.