Fun fact: Ashitaka's village was heavily inspired by the indigenous Ainu people of Japan.Physically human and emotionally lupine, it was hard to capture San's intensity while also maintaining the fact that she's still only a teenager.Ponytails like Chihiro's are notoriously difficult to generate on Artbreeder. Thankfully, I found a base that already had her signature bangs and hairstyle.
It was particularly hard to strike the balance of Haku's androgyny and keep him looking 12 while still giving him an otherworldly quality. I think the intensity is right but would have liked to make him look even younger.In creating the notoriously-insecure Sophie, I wanted to create a girl who's attractive, but plain enough to constantly convince herself that she is too boring to be noticed by others.