My Attempt At THE New Style

So I got some inspiration from the animations I found late last night, and if I'm honest some of Mat's work. Using a similar method I produced this.

And I am very happy with the results :D It is just how I pictured it in my head. 

I should have saved it in stages to show my workings but I forgot...so here's how I did it...

- I started with the outline and then cleaned it up quite a bit (omitting the hands). 

- Then greyed the whole character in and worked on the tonal range on 2 different layer, one for highlights and the other for shadows.

- After this it was relatively easy to just add the colour on a new layer and I was nearly done. 

- And with some tweaks to the shading I was done...makes it sound easy but it took the most part of 2 hours to complete!

Oh and I added a photo texture over the top set to Difference and reduced the opacity to around 50%. this gives it a nice tactile look.

Now I know what I'm doing I feel more confident to be able to produce more work like this as I now have a proper working timeline.

Oh and the mime idea is back in the mix...if you didn't guess already ^_^

Byyyyyee

Some more Inspiration

Not much writing this time but here are a few more animations that I have found some more inspiration from. I love the style in all of them, as they are all similar to each other and they're all quite abstract to a degree. Enjoy :)

Final Design

Ok so I'm happy with the final design and I'm gonna draw up the design sheets tonight, I went with a lighter skin tone as Mat suggested but I feel that the paler skin is better suited for this design.

Then I'm on to my final idea and ready to make a move on my futures assignment that has been so far greatly neglected!

A Collection of Heads

...I realise the title sounds a little disturbing :p


I took the poses and tried to give them some different and unusual/exciting hair.

I like the top left and have used it to decide hair and skin colours

I also finalised her face to suit the style. I think I like either the top right or bottom left ones, can't decide right now. Still need to develop some proper clothing and structure to the character so I guess thats more important at the moment.

Stylising

I took my life drawings and used them as a base for stylising my female character, I knew what I wanted in my head and I need to match the style of my other main character so I drew up these designs.  I know they all look the same but it's a style I think blends with the story and with my other main character.

Ryan Woodward

I also found this series from Ryan Woodward and I again like the style and it has inspired one of my ideas that I had yesterday, I love the style and hope to reproduce something like it with CG and 2D backgrounds.