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TMNT 2012 April and Karai redesigns--Brittany Peer
I very much dislike Karai's design in the new TMNT series (mostly the impossible armor) and April's shorts and jersey have always bothered me so I thought to get back into the spirit of things, I'd do some redesigns!
First thing to go was Karai's impractical outfit. Decided to go with a more modern less flashy look with most of the armor hidden rather than on display. No flipflops either. I kept the gauntlets and shin guards but got rid of the spikes on the guards and the weird metal piece that wrapped around her hand. Another thing that I didn't care for was her odd eye make up. Redone with an understated touch instead.
April's defining feature to me was her really horrible fashion tastes. Had to keep the uggboots. As much as I loved her dumb little leggings, they aren't something I'd see a girl like April wearing with tiny little short shorts. Or a jersey-like shirt. I get the "5th turtle" thing but I doubt she's into sports enough to buy a shirt like that. Skinny jeans and a loose "is this clean I'm going to say yes after sniffing it a little" shirt haphazardly tucked in in a hurry while running from aliens and school life. Messy up-do to complete the look and make her silhouette more interesting.
Kept them simple enough for animation but complex for just designs. This was lots of fun and I might do it again!

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TMNT 2012 April and Karai redesigns--Brittany Peer
I very much dislike Karai's design in the new TMNT series (mostly the impossible armor) and April's shorts and jersey have always bothered me so I thought to get back into the spirit of things, I'd do some redesigns!
First thing to go was Karai's impractical outfit. Decided to go with a more modern less flashy look with most of the armor hidden rather than on display. No flipflops either. I kept the gauntlets and shin guards but got rid of the spikes on the guards and the weird metal piece that wrapped around her hand. Another thing that I didn't care for was her odd eye make up. Redone with an understated touch instead.
April's defining feature to me was her really horrible fashion tastes. Had to keep the uggboots. As much as I loved her dumb little leggings, they aren't something I'd see a girl like April wearing with tiny little short shorts. Or a jersey-like shirt. I get the "5th turtle" thing but I doubt she's into sports enough to buy a shirt like that. Skinny jeans and a loose "is this clean I'm going to say yes after sniffing it a little" shirt haphazardly tucked in in a hurry while running from aliens and school life. Messy up-do to complete the look and make her silhouette more interesting.
Kept them simple enough for animation but complex for just designs. This was lots of fun and I might do it again!