Character design project

My Biped character development process. I had a huge idea at first that was much too complicated, so 2 days into the process I cahnged course and went for something a little more accessible and still in connection to what I originally had in mind; a Moroccan girl taken to the court of the Turkish sultan. maybe not pushing it too far from what I usually do (sexy women), but at that point I was pressed for time. Next time I need to do something completely different, as Monthy Python would say. 

Reference sheet

                                                                  Idea development

Rendering 

Turnaround

Maquette

Maya wireframe

Mudbox model

Character designs for Dr DeSoto w. Julia Bracegirdle

An image from the finished show- it would be a flash animated program, I think.

We listened to the story of Dr DeSoto and were to design the main characters for the show. As I had some problems getting away from very rigid and predictable designs drawing, I ended up trying collage in PS, and this made me do something really different from what I would normally have come up with- though the elephant is based on the very first sketch I did. 

The clay maquette is not completely tru to my design, which was not intended, but it turned out not being too important for the main idea, as it is supposed to be a pretty graphic flash production. I rather like the finished idea- and it is made on a somewhat small image, thus the pixelation of it. 

Another client at Dr DeSoto's dentist practice

Dr DeSoto

Mr LeFoxe

Mr LeFoxe (maquette)