The goal of this project  was to design three characters for a story I was developing in class; a protagonist, antagonist, and a side kick. I knew from the start that I didn’t want my characters to be your typical everyday human, but I was unsure exactly what I wanted to make. As  I was thinking about all of the different fantasy creatures I could pick from, I remembered my mermaid project (Research Journal). If I had already made some mermaid designs based off of real fish, I figured that the next logical step would be to design fairies based off of insects. I spent some time playing around with several designs inspired by various types of bugs, and eventually ended up with three designs I loved. Miri is a dragonfly courier and the main character, Roselyn is the  antagonist and reigning monarch butterfly, and Luca is a praying mantis tailor who helps Miri on her journey.