Week 03
Character Profiles
Icarus:
For Icarus there is no physical description but that of the wings he and his dad, Daedalus, used to fly from the island Crete.
"He laid down a row of feathers, beginning with tiny ones, and gradually increasing their length, so that the edge seemed to slope upwards. In the same way, the pipe which shepherds used to play is built up from reeds, each slightly longer than the last. Then he fastened the feathers together in the middle with thread, and at the bottom with wax; when he had arranged them in this way, he bent them around into a gentle curve, to look like a real birds' wings." (Innes, M. Ovid: The Fall of Icarus, p 12, Penguin Classics. 1955)
This is the description of the wings that Daedalus creates and is the only physical description I have for Icarus.
Minotaur:
The Minotaur was a creation of a queen who had "relations" with a white bull and "bore a child half animal, half human". There isn't much of a physical description of The Minotaur here but half bull, half man still has countless possibilities.
After looking through some images for moodboards for him though, I have had more grotesque images of him in my mind. This "Minotaur" lets not forget is a monster and has been shunned by his family for being so. I have also come across images of bull head gear which I find an interesting idea and conjures up the idea that The Minotaur is not so glorious as his many depictions of a huge beast that could rip a man apart but of maybe something more frail and horrifying who wears a bull mask to hide his deformities. I am basing my initial images of him as a more disfigured half man half bull, rather than the muscular beast we often see. Although, the aim of character development is to of course explore every avenue possible to get the most out of it so I will thoroughly explore the more muscular and fantastical side of The Minotaur.
"Hunger":
"The creature's face was colourless, hollow-eyed, her hair uncared for, her lips bleached and cracked. Scabrous sores encrusted her throat, her skin was hard and transparent, revealing her inner organs. The brittle bones stuck out beneath her hollow loins, and instead of a stomach she had only a place for one. Her breast, hanging loose, looked as if it were held in position only by the framework of her spine. Her joints seemed large in contrast to her skinny limbs, the curve of her knees made a real swelling, and her ankle-bones formed protuberances that were out of all proportion." (Innes, M. Ovid: The Fall of Icarus, p 45-46, Penguin Classics 1955)
This passage gives a lengthy description of Hunger but there is still a lot of imagining to bring her to life.
Kitta Grau :
There really is no physical description of Kitta Grau in the fairy-tail that I have read. All my designs and development for her will be purely based on her personality in the fairy-tail. Based on the fairy-tail though, I imagine that she is an older woman but for development I will of course explore a young Kitta Grau as well to cover all aspects possible.The idea though is that Kitta Grau scares even the devil. My interpretation is a combination of a witch (more the facial appearance, not the magic) and an old woman who lives a simple life in a village.
The Arch Rogue:
"Looking round he discovered a very tall, stout, dark-whiskered man"
Apart from this there is no other physical description of The Arch Rogue. Even the way he holds himself is little hinted at. On this basis though I have more freedom to attack with new ideas.
Summary:
I have a good point of which to begin my research into visuals for this project, even if some of the characters will involve a little bit more creativity to get anything from. Now that I have found all the physical descriptions of the characters I will move onto mood boards and character sketches for my next post.
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