The Lioness is one of the pirate captains, she is the stoic, brave and proud type, so we worked hard to make her reflect those qualities. First we worked very loosely in regards of style, and then the tried simplifying her down to a more readable character.

Her pose and expression is very important, as they are the most effective tools we have to telling the story of who she is. We chose to go with a very stable pose, straight up without too much action.

Her facial expression is clearly superior, considering herself righteous she is not afraid of her pride.

Her outfit is very inspired by the English navy in the days of scallywags and buccaneers.

The Boot and the Beer, are a drunken couple of pirate captains. So we worked with their poses and their expressions to convey that story, but because they are a boot and a tankard, we were very limited in how we could accessorize them. We worked with the lacing on the boot as a sort of corset, and the heel as a hat. The foam on the beer works as curly hair and with some straps of cloth as a headband and a skirt.

We initially imagined the Boot and Beer captains to represent the red ship, but after working with more of the characters, it became clear that yellow was a better fit for them.

Now we have to decide who will get the honor of being the first pirate captains for the golden ship! Will it be the Lioness? Or will it be The Boot and Beer? Go to our facebook-page! to vote!