Pre-production: Clockwise

Clockwise:

I drew the character above out of nowhere the other day. His design is simple!

Wasn't expecting this to go anywhere, but those who saw him seemed to really engage with his character. "Who is that?" they'd ask. "Where is he?"

So I figured I had to give this guy a story.

Looking at him, he displayed large eyes and ears, so one could assume he'd spent a lot of time in the dark. The small scale of the drawing must have subconsciously rubbed off on my mind, so I saw him as small. Clocks are everyday objects just about large enough to be someones home. He looks honest and innocent, more importantly alone. Isolation and clocks seemed to compliment each other wonderfully! It also kicks up questions of time and working around a coggy environment.

Very quickly I found my mind racing and there were almost too many possibilities in terms of story! Growing mad with ideas isn't easy, but by quietly mulling I managed to finally see some aspects come together. Watch. This. Space.

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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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