In our last update, I mentioned Dissonance would be the last of the Calamity I would design - however, while I was going through a drawing file, I happened across a sketched piece that ended up being forgotten until yesterday.
For funsies, here is the step by step process of creating Dredge:
I don't remember what my thought was in the initial sketch. I was partly distracted in Germany, while trying to generate ideas to work with. I didn't pursue it any further at the time since I couldn't develop any ideas or inspiration beyond what I had sketched until I discovered him again. From the first sketch, which resembled more of a moray eel, I changed him to look more in tune with a snake: the horned viper was the inspiration for this piece.
I think the serpent concept finally resonated with me because I was watching youtube shorts of burrowing snakes and thought they were the cutest things - so Dredge became his name.
Why?
Disciple of Dirge, Dredge coils through the fading light of dying souls, unseen and unspoken. He cuts not, but loosens binding threads; where sorrow festers and memory binds like thorns, he slips through the mind like mist through cracks, unweaving the burdens too heavy to carry beyond the veil. Regret, shame, fear—these he lifts, strand by strand, leaving only silence, only peace.
Most of the Calamity work independently of each other. They're often seen on their own, as they work best alone. However, Dirge and Dredge had teamed up over the course of countless years, working in tandem. This also gives reason to why I gave Dredge a pair of horns, so he could resemble more like Dirge! It's like their siblings, but Dredge is so much smaller than his counterpart.
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As my update title also promises:
Iron On Patches - something a few of you guys had asked about and I thought what I ended up designing was a pretty cool concept: To further go into detail with the patches: they will be best adhered onto apparel such as shirts, jeans, and hats. They'll be woven patches, instead of the traditional embroidered, to give a smoother and more detailed finish. They'll also have a locked edge, which means the red border will wrap around the edge to help maintain the integrity of the piece. It also just gives it a more polished look, too.
