Princess Layla

Princess Layla is a Nubian princess, blessed by the heart of nature to bring prosper to her people. she was born into royalty, but her parents taught her from young age how to live among her people and indulge in their culture. so she grew up with great experience of the history, culture and daily life in her small country. her family was killed in war, leaving the kingdom to her.
she’s ambitious, merciful and generous. giving away healing aura around her that makes people trust and follow her. yet some of her followers perceived her mercy as weakness , but she believed strongly that her kingdom needed a gentle guide not an iron fist to mend their broken hearts and life.
i designed her character based on Nubian Culture, her environment is mostly of agricultural lands so farming is a big part of the design. I explored many options before settling on number 2 as the final design. I did like the idea of attaching bags to her as a saddle would be used in farm donkeys, but it makes her less royal so I had to remove that and design her manners in a more elegant and simple way.