More character designs and MORE DANCE

2nd character design:

Okay, I wasn't sure who to pair up with my showgirl. At first I thought, two! Two showgirls is the way forward. Then I thought that might seem like a cop-out because they'd basically have the same body. Also it's exciting but it's not AS exciting as I'd like.

I then thought a young girl would be a good idea as the showgirl would beckon her on stage and they would dance together, the young girl would be doing the same moves as the showgirl but much clumsier, sleeves over her hands, teddybear in her arms etc etc. So I start doodling cute freckled little ladies, and realise that the idea of two girls dancing STILL might not be as exciting as I want.

After an intense google-image session I found an image of a young boy dressed in vintage clothes standing next to a dog.

Immediately I realised this was my chance to introduce an unsuspecting character.

Storyboards to come.

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Eden Project Trip

when i first arrived at the Eden Project, i, like everyone else, started drawing things. my mistake was that i was trying to draw things as i saw them (quite out of character). it took a bit of time for me to realise i could stylise the crazy plants i was seeing, soon the comfort zone was found and in this case the results were pretty funky. (the one on the right is my favourite)

Character designs

Penryn Folk After refining my original sketches (which, for the record, were way off style to begin with) I adapted my approach and made sure the eyes were not as round and far more in proportion. I actually really enjoyed coming up with these 6 Penryn characters! The colour scheme is gritty and representative of the age as well as being colourful. I love the bearded character second in the line. His jacket's all torn and patchy, plus he looks pretty trust-worthy. The blonde-haired girl in the green dress standing next to him is also one of my favourites. She has a bizarre mix of hesitancy and adventure in her eyes that I find refreshing (I hope other people see this too) I think the way her arms are hung by her side gives her an proactive personality. I'm told the woman on the far right looks like she could bake a really good loaf of bread. Little tweaks have to be made here and there, but overall I'm proud of this line up. Watch out for that cheeky lil k

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