Luna character design process- 2d to 3d
Luna was the second character to design after Mothra. Like Mothra, Luna's animations had already been completed on a proxy rig so we couldn't deviate too far from the original body shape. She was the more althetic, adventurous and carefree of the characters so her body allowed for a lot of expressive actions. Luna's shape was a lot more humanoid than Mothra, so we toyed around with the idea of Luna being a different species of Mothperson than Mothra, or being in a different part of the Mothperson life cycle - like being a more larvae-like creature. She saw more experimentation with her design but in the end we decided to make her resemble a more adolescent Mothperson, with remnants of her larval state still lingering, like her horns and belly armour.
One of the more out-there ideas I had for Luna was to turn her into a firefly.
A slightly more Bird-like/fuzzy design for Luna, along with the first iteration of the horns. I also played with the idea of her wearing a mask, which didn't end up in the final product.
Luna's more larval-like appearance took shape very early on in development. Here she had more upper-body armour and a fuzzier lower half, like a satyr. It was at this point when I added the horns, which was a very popular choice.
The finalised version of Luna's design. We went with a colour scheme similar to Mothra's, as we decided to make them brother and sister. Luna's colours were bolder, brighter and more contrasting than Mothra's, to match her more energetic personality.
The final 3D sculpt of Luna. Sculpted by another member of HUMAIN. Shown for visualisation purposes.