Margherita Greco

In this enchanted world, fairies are the living embodiment of objects connected to human beliefs, events, and celebrations. Each of them guards a special object, a sort of magical tool that helps them carry out their duties. Recently, however, their world has been thrown into chaos by an invasion of dark and mysterious creatures. Over time, the fairies discover that these entities are born from the gradual weakening of human faith: without belief, the fairies grow weaker until they disappear entirely. The most powerful, those still deeply rooted in collective imagination, realize that the belongings directly connected to them can transform into weapons, tools of defense against the encroaching darkness. illustrator designer

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Prop design study for my original character Furin. Since Furin herself is inspired by the Japanese furin (wind chime), I carried that idea into the design of her weapon, using it as a core visual and conceptual element. Her weapon takes the form of a furin-shaped lantern. The project was initially focused on designing a single variation, but I chose to expand it by developing a second one. The two explored designs, a lantern staff and a bow, are both derived from the same base concept. Because of this, I defined Furin as one of the few among her kind with the ability to transform her object into different weapon forms, a trait typically associated with more powerful beings, increasing her versatility and allowing her to face different types of enemies more efficiently. The goal was to maintain recognizable elements across both designs while adapting silhouette and function. I focused on conveying a sense of lightness through hanging components, soft materials, and organic shapes like branches and blossoms. The process includes thumbnail exploration, shape iteration, and color studies to refine balance and cohesion between the two variations. illustrator designer

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I created this artwork for my Tír na nÓg project. Cara is the second protagonist and initial guide to the story. She is Willow's best and childhood, once "imaginary", friend. She was designed with red and fennec foxes, as well as fireflies, in mind. In fact, she glows like a firefly herself, but she isn't limited to one color... Whenever she feels an intense emotion, she glows a different color, generally associated with each. This picture contains the whole creative process that brought me to my final design. illustrator designer

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