Character Design

Variation #1

Variation #2

Homage to Brian Froud with a little more attitude

I did one like this in my first illustration class in '90 without dynamic action

Not my favorite one but it works

Spunky

Minotaur

A reluctant Barbarian Princess

Homage to character designer/director, Chris Sanders

My version of La Femme Nikita in the late 1960's and homage to Claire Wendling

Version #2 of La Femme Nikita, semi-futuristic

One Night With the King, 60 ft. monolithic statue

Class charcoal/white charcoal demonstration

Character Design: Final Turn Around

Here's my final turn around for my MFA class in Character Design.  Usually, you don't pose your character with extended arms with props nor do you have them in a dynamic contrapposto pose but my instructor wanted it so she got it.  I'm still waiting to see what I got on the final but we'll see.  This is a serious upgrade from previous post.

I don't have an expressions sheet on this as it's still as a WIP.

Character Design for Animators: Week 13

It's late and I'm so burnt on character design right now.  I still have much work to do tonight but I at least wanted to post this update.  This is the character I'm using for my final however I'm going to update her wardrobe even though I like the Go-Go dress and hooker boots.  She's based on La Femme Nikita.  My updated version will be a bit more futuristic...I think.  I guess it's would be my version of what Matilda from Leon (The Professional) would grow up as an adult.  I can totally see Natalie Portman doing this character.  So here are different stages of development in sequential order: