This week we dove into silhouettes -- their importance and what to pay attention to when creating a silhouette, and in turn, a distinguishable character. It goes to show that your first design might not be what you end up going with. This assignment in of itself was a great exercise in stretching my creative muscles, and putting an emphasis on interation. For inspiration, we studied the work of Brian Froud, a fantasy illustrator most notably known for his work in The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. We were to choose a concept and derive various silhouettes from the initial piece.
In my search for a concept, I zeroed in on this little...thing. It was ugly but cute, and super weird, and found that its silhouette could give me a lot to play with
I found myself picking out key features and manipulating them with each rendition, such as the ears, hands, feet, and body shape
I don't know if I'll ever get that creepy little thing's face out of my head, but drawing various potential versions of it was a definitely joy :3
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