The Legend of Silver Fang - Character Design
Character designs done for a self-initiated visual development project based on a longstanding Japanese media franchise called "Silver Fang". This project primarily focused on character design, so there's a lot of them. The challenge was to design a varied cast of characters of the same species who were identifiable from each other at a glance. This isn't too hard with dogs given there's hundreds of breeds, but falling into similar body types was something I had to avoid more often then you'd think.
Originally created in March and April of 2020. Strictly a fan creation. Characters belong to Yoshihiro Takahashi and his publishers.
Protagonist Gin, a silver brindle Japanese Akita Inu
Supporting character Riki, Gin's father and a red Japanese Akita Inu
Supporting character John, a purebred working German Shepherd
Primary antagonist Akakabuto, a bizarrely red-backed Ussuri brown bear
Supporting character Ben, a reddish fawn Great Dane
Supporting character Cross, a white Saluki
Supporting character Moss, a huge English Mastiff mix
Supporting character Smith, an English Spaniel mix
Supporting character Akame, an albino Kishu Ken
Minor antagonist Kurojaki, a dog of a make believe breed based on various ancient Japanese dog breeds
Minor antagonist Sniper, a purebred Doberman Pinscher
Minor antagonist Hyena, Sniper's Weimaraner minion
Supporting characters Akatora, Kurotora, and Chutora, a trio of Kai Kens who each represent one of the breed's three standard colors
Supporting character Benizakura, a fighting Tosa Inu mix
Supporting character Hakuro, a strange looking Siberian Husky