The character silhouettes were much quicker to complete than the environment silhouettes,
this was due to a number of reasons.
The recently purchased design book The Skillful Huntsman was inspirational in the project; it also contains silhouettes as part of the character design process.
With the character brief in mind, the silhouettes were started. Off brief design also occurred, designing a few bulky characters and some women. When drawing the silhouettes focus was placed on the expression and look of the character, as well as focus on proper proportions.
A similar brush type was used to the one in The Skillful Huntsman, it’s a thin brush horizontally but thick vertically. This allows for easy silhouette making and allows for some detail. It also mimics flowing clothes better than a round brush.
I found it difficult to only draw the silhouettes in black, it was a constant battle not to add certain white parts like a belt or the arms to show more detail. The point of the exercise was to choose the most dynamic looking outer edge and then work inwards.
Certain silhouettes were drawn to show what movements the character would do. As the character has a jet-pack to move between buildings and walkways, some movements would entail taking off and landing. The character stalking and shooting was also drawn.
Below are some examples of the silhouettes, they best represent the character I had in mind.
this was due to a number of reasons.
The recently purchased design book The Skillful Huntsman was inspirational in the project; it also contains silhouettes as part of the character design process.
With the character brief in mind, the silhouettes were started. Off brief design also occurred, designing a few bulky characters and some women. When drawing the silhouettes focus was placed on the expression and look of the character, as well as focus on proper proportions.
A similar brush type was used to the one in The Skillful Huntsman, it’s a thin brush horizontally but thick vertically. This allows for easy silhouette making and allows for some detail. It also mimics flowing clothes better than a round brush.
I found it difficult to only draw the silhouettes in black, it was a constant battle not to add certain white parts like a belt or the arms to show more detail. The point of the exercise was to choose the most dynamic looking outer edge and then work inwards.
Certain silhouettes were drawn to show what movements the character would do. As the character has a jet-pack to move between buildings and walkways, some movements would entail taking off and landing. The character stalking and shooting was also drawn.
Below are some examples of the silhouettes, they best represent the character I had in mind.
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