Toolkit 2 - Character Design: Live Challenge

Original Concepts

Additional Concepts

 Space Ship Design

 Final Sketch

 Color Palette

Finished Character Design

Toolkit 2 - Character Design: In-Class Activities

Week 1

Week 2

 Week 3

 Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Personal - Character Design - Honey the Gypsy Assassin

Original Sketch

 Character Illustration

Reference

Full Weapon Reference coming soon.

Toolkit 2 - Character Design: Design Bible

Toolkit 2 - Character Design: Conway Turnarounds + Character Bible WIP

Finished Turnaround

Original Sketch

Rough Cover Page

 Rough Character Pages

Rough Coral Design Page

Toolkit 2 - Character Design: Sidekicks

Initial Exploration of a sidekick

Development of Seahorse showgirl who wants to dance with the shark. I decided on this because of a seahorses flexibility and feminine shapes. I started planning what would happen between these characters. The shark is dancing in the background and the Seahorse call him over, but because he's so much bigger than her, he washes her away and she spins around getting dizzy and messed up. Then she chases after him.

Toolkit 2 - Character Design: Expressions

 Expression Sketches

Figuring out a turnaround and how he would look in different views, since there would obviously be moments where we see him in a front view. I need to know how that would work.

Toolkit 2 - Character Design: Environment Exploration

 Initial Sketches of "Stage" Idea

 Coral UPA Style

Color Palette Exploration

Toolkit 2 - Character Design: Environment Research

 Corals

MGM Dance Musicals

Toolkit 2 - Character Design: Body Language + Further Character Design

Pose References

Stick Figures

Applying Body Language to Character Design

Finalizing Design

Toolkit 2 - Character Design: Design Conceits

UPA Animation

 Applying Style

Applying Style

Toolkit 2 - Character Design: Drawing from Life

During the lesson Justin recommended I look at one specific breed of shark. So I decided on the Small Spotted Cat shark. Its small so it looks young, which fits with the Diva Trait the character will have. Its also a sociable shark, which will fit with the MGM Dance Musical World. Their shapes are fairly square, which will fit with the UPA Animation style as well. So its a fairly good breed to start with.

Influence Map

Initial Sketches