Calliope | Prima Symphonia
Calliope; the Prima Ballerina who wields the melodic sword Symphonia. Through her hybrid skills of dance and bladework, she is able to tap into magic through melodies she creates.
Calliope final design
Outfit development with colour
Refining ideas with specific influences; magical girl, marching band, ballet and princess aesthetics
Calliope initial ideas; exploration mainly of a violin based character
Symphonia final design with rough sketches of how combat could look like
Violin bow sword initial ideas, studies and experimentation
This is a little project with the core theme being ‘Powered by Melody’ that I did in a server of my fellow graduate friends!
I decided to go with one of my favourite aesthetics in the end; things that are regal, a bit of baroque patterning, influence from ballet. I just find them to be incredibly pretty!
Calliope is intended to be a Prima Symphonia; a performing master of swordsmanship who has learned the art of wielding a Melody Saber. The art is all about harmony with your weapon, timing your dance and positioning your arms to create a variety of chords with a wide range of effects. It’s all a bit chaotic and fuzzy in my head and I’m not sure I’ll develop this further but I may incorporate Calliope into future works.