i3errycake - Cherry Bomb

i3erry (Berry) is one of my friends that I commonly play games online with in my free time. We often play Genshin Impact together, and because the art style and character designs in the game are absolutely gorgeous, I decided it would be fun to do a study on various Genshin characters and create a set of my own utilizing the online avatars of some of my closest friends.

When it came to designing the outfits for these characters, the process was more or less trial and error and in the moment decisions. I had a few guidelines I gave for each characters given what I know they like and dislike and the general vibe they give off as individuals. From there I was able to add on pieces and build off their existing personas until I reached something I was happy with. These pieces take by far the least amount of planning ahead of time because how the spontaneity of my process, and my familiarity with my friends.

i3erry controls the power of Pyro, or fire. The juxtaposition of her cute pastel appearance mixed with fire and explosions helps outline her deceptively feisty personality. Her outfit i feel deviates the most from the original concept of her avatar’s jumper and overalls, my decision in doing this is to try to keep a coherency between designs that also seemed feasible to be in the game itself. I didn’t feel as though overalls would fight comfortably in the world of Genshin, so I opted to swap them out for something that seemed more appropriate for the setting. The light source comes from an explosion behind her, which helps create motion and energy.