Shaping the character.

To get a sense of how to create the character I will have to look into how Death's-head Moths are treated and looked upon by the areas they live. I already gathered that they mainly live in Africa and that they are looked upon as bringers of misfortune and death due to the skull on their backs.

I had a look into African superstitions and found this website that listed a few http://www.superstitionsof.com/african-superstitions.htm.

This quote from the website states that ...

"African people are very superstitious, so the superstitions in Africa, usually, is a part of everyday life. First African superstition is related to witches. For witchcraft in Africa, often accuse women and even children. It is believed that the witches have night meetings in the forests and seas. Then they agree on how to hurt people. Moreover, many nocturnal animals, especially birds, are suspected as witches. Throughout the history of the village in Africa, witches were blamed for the strong winds, drought, infertility, illness, hunger, misery and all other disasters."

Witches it seems are a problem for African people, so I will probably turn the moth into a witch type character, possibly even some kind of Shaman. Next step for me is to make Silhouettes to see how I can make this baby look!