The Phantom of the Starship
A queer sci-fi horror re-imagining of the Phantom of the Opera, in which the Phantom is an AI trying to take over Christine and Raoul's starship.

Final render of Christine, lost in the dark of the starship.

Pose explorations for Christine and Raoul.

Expressions for Christine.

Silhouette character lineup.

Value explorations for Christine's space suit.

Development sketches for Christine, the protagonist. She's a young starship pilot who comes aboard the ship as a last-minute addition to the crew after the previous pilot suffers a mysterious injury.

Development sketches for Raoul, Christine's love interest. She's the starship captain who wishes she could be a pilot, but an injury took her dream career away from her.

Development sketches for the Mechanic. He's a mysterious man who has worked on the ship for as long as anyone can remember.

Development sketches for the Phantom, our villain. An AI that emerged from the old military apparatus of the starship, they have built a home for themself in the bowels of the ship, but yearn to control more than just its forgotten depths.

Development sketch for the Phantom.