Here are some costumes I designed for the play Medea. They're for my set and costume design class, which is the beginning one, as I'm about to make apparent. Even if these are just cartoons, I really need the figure drawing class I'm taking next semester. Aaanyway, I've written a paper about why I made them this way, but I'll give you guys the Reader's Digest version. If you're interested in reading the play, the full script is available here. If you're not, be wary of spoilers.
So here's Medea, who at first tries to blend in with Creon's kingdom but then goes apeshit-goth and kills her kids (those ribbons she's holding have been around their necks). That's Hecate's Wheel on her corset, a symbol of the goddess that she invokes at the end.
This is Jason, Medea's cheating husband. Like her, he's trying to blend in at the beginning but is later interrupted when his bride is killed in the middle of his wedding preparations. Ouch.
Here's Creon himself, the haggard old king and Jason's intended father-in-law. Clearly he's tired of his kingly duties.
Creon's daughter, who I wanted to be uncomfortably young for Jason. She's wrapped up like a present, which she basically is, given to Jason to increase Creon's power. The mask and cloak are the poisoned ones given to her by Medea.
Medea's kids, ill-fated little chaps with the aforementioned red ribbons:
Aegeus, the travelling king who needs Medea's help to cure his impotency (thus I gave him a huge codpiece). He should look like a once-powerful king that's been on the road way too long, and is worn down and weak.
Finally, the nurse. Vaguely modeled after the Fates, she's just a decrepit old hag.
Whew! So there you go. I did designs for a chorus too, but it's basically people in white robes. That's it for now, but first, here's a sneak preview of my next print. This is the initial sketch:
So here's Medea, who at first tries to blend in with Creon's kingdom but then goes apeshit-goth and kills her kids (those ribbons she's holding have been around their necks). That's Hecate's Wheel on her corset, a symbol of the goddess that she invokes at the end.
This is Jason, Medea's cheating husband. Like her, he's trying to blend in at the beginning but is later interrupted when his bride is killed in the middle of his wedding preparations. Ouch.
Here's Creon himself, the haggard old king and Jason's intended father-in-law. Clearly he's tired of his kingly duties.
Creon's daughter, who I wanted to be uncomfortably young for Jason. She's wrapped up like a present, which she basically is, given to Jason to increase Creon's power. The mask and cloak are the poisoned ones given to her by Medea.
Medea's kids, ill-fated little chaps with the aforementioned red ribbons:
Aegeus, the travelling king who needs Medea's help to cure his impotency (thus I gave him a huge codpiece). He should look like a once-powerful king that's been on the road way too long, and is worn down and weak.
Finally, the nurse. Vaguely modeled after the Fates, she's just a decrepit old hag.
Whew! So there you go. I did designs for a chorus too, but it's basically people in white robes. That's it for now, but first, here's a sneak preview of my next print. This is the initial sketch:
