23/11/2015 - Final Moodboard Studies

Week 12

Final Moodboard Studies

Below are all my sketchbook pages for this project so far, they are all studies based on my moodboards.

"Hunger"

The following two moodboard studies for "Hunger".

While drawing from my moodboards, it became apparent just how much muscle is visible with skinny people, and "Hunger", is even thinner so my imagination will be key in how I visualize this character. The bones also pop out more at the knees, elbows and hips the most. 

The ribs are also the most prominent part in all the drawings. They dominate the visuals of the body.

Icarus:

Below are four moodboard studies for Icarus.

Above are some sketches of wings from a wide variety of birds. In the version of "The Fall of Icarus" I have been working from, There is no mention other than, bird, as to what type of feathers were used. I have the option to go with the sensible option of birds who can be found in modern day Crete, or, I have the choice to choose from any bird around the world. So I decided to collect images of bird from around the world to draw inspiration for my wing designs for Icarus. 

These are sketches of built wing designs used on more modern, and some not so modern, flying devices. I will have to combine the free flowing aspect o a birds wing with the structure and technique used to allow humans to fly. Many depictions of Icarus have him with literally the wings of a bird...but even though the tale is myth, there is also an element of crafting involved when his dad builds the the wings. 

This was from my moodboard depicting wings that have been used in various other aspects of digital painting/film. This was an important moodboard for me because this was me looking and observing the way that professionals have created wings from the shapes and feathers to the functionality to them. 

This is the last of my moodboard studies for Icarus. This is based on my moodboard for Greek attire. This is important for my character...because I don't want him to be naked. I will most likely end up using a basic form of clothing for him since Icarus himself is not described as particularly well off, therefore would probably not have fancy clothes.

Kitty Grau:

There are 2 moodboard studies below for Kitty Grau.

This one above is for the outfit of Kitty Grau. I thought about the time that Kitty Grau is set in and I aimed my moodboard towards a medieval farming environment.

Above are sketches of witches from one of my moodbaords. The reason I have done this is because I wanted to draw influence from witches because Kitty Grau is described as being a woman who scares the devil himself and she is particularly unpleasant to look at. I thought witches would be the best source of inspiration for her appearance. 

The Minotaur:

Below are 3 moodboard studies for The Minotaur.

These are sketches from my bull moodboard. I found it extremely useful drawing the bulls, it helped me to better understand the way that the horns come out from under the skin and also the different types of horns there actually are.

These are my sketches from my moodboard exploring cartoon bulls. This was really useful to do because these are other, stylized, ways of depicting a bull. There are also some really nice examples of exaggerated horns which is something that I never really would have thought of without the moodboard and these sketches. 

This last one for The Minotaur is based on my moodboard for depictions of The Minotaur done by professionals. This has helped me to see what has already been done and take inspiration from them but also allow me to try and create something more original by not repeating what has already been done.

The Arch Rogue:

Below are is my moodboard studie for The Arch Rogue. 

This is based on my moodboard of hooded men. The Arch Rogue isn't described with a hood but he is vaguely described in the story. I will explore the side of him wearing a hood as I feel it best fits his description.

That is all my moodboard studies. My next intention is to begin actually sketching some ideas for how the character may look in semester 2.