Monday, April 21, 2025

Concept Character - Kara Yel 🌑

 When I was designing Kara Yel, I imagined a dark and scary spirit from Turkish mythology. I wanted it to look like the wind  with no real body, just shadows and broken robes floating in the air.



While drawing, I thought about how Kara Yel would feel if you saw it. I wanted people to feel cold, like something evil is coming. Its face is like a skull, and the shape is thin and ghost-like.

I also imagined Kara Yel as a silent hunter. It doesn't make noise, it doesn't speak. It just watches and waits for the right moment. I tried to show that in the design with empty eyes and a body that looks like smoke.

For me, Kara Yel is not just a monster  it’s the fear of the unknown, something you feel but can’t touch. I wanted the design to give the same cold and creepy feeling, like an old nightmare you never really forget.


Kara Yel "Black Wind" meaning: In mythology, it means an unlucky wind that brings evil.

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