Character design: Emma

 

Meet our protagonist!

This is Emma, 24 years old (as of 2006, the year this story will take place). Always dresses like she's going to the office (probably some nondescript-fresh-out-of-university job), even on nights and weekends. Sometimes she sleeps in this outfit as well.

When I come up with a character, they're usually 'played', in my mind, by an actual person. A singer, an actor, a writer, or someone else I happen to be aware of, in real life or through the media. This person then becomes the starting point for the character design.

Emma is based on Beth Orton. That (partly) explains me including one of her songs on my playlist. Upon closer inspection, I suspect I also added some Kate Winslet to the picture :)