Part 3 - The Sicilian Assassins
Part 1 - The Family | 2 - Style | 4 - Buttercup and Westley | 5 - The Prince and the Count | 6 - Florin Castle
With Vizzini I was trying to combine the feeling of baby angels from old renaissance paintings, sinister-ish expressions, and ringmaster, plus dash of gaudiness. I made Vizzini prominently red so that there would be a transfer of association from Vizzini in the first half to Humperdinck in the latter half. The colour red and the pawns on his design apart from being on theme for his character can also serve as foreshadowing, that he is not the overarching antagonist.
Sometimes due to Fezzik’s backstory of working in Greenland, people mistake him for being Greenlandic but it was clearly stated that Fezzik is a Turkish wrestler. It was important that his design made it very clear that he was not European. In the books, he is described as hairy, large, and gorilla-like in appearance. By dividing his head into three sections (upper head, cheeks, and mouth-chin) keeping the graphic shape of his head across different angles was made easier. To determine the direction of Fezzik’s overall design the emphasis was established (his arms), inspiration was taken from circus strongmen, then combined with a strong but soft and lovable feeling.
The general direction of Inigo’s features was clear early on, but his head shape did undergo many iterations. His final head shape design has a clear and readable graphic iconography even in different angles. Its iconic integrity is easily maintained but can be difficult to draw, because of that a diagram was made to show how the structure of his head.
It was important to make sure Inigo and the man in black's silhouettes were distinguishable from one another. So I tried to pull their designs in opposite directions. Inigo's leaning towards a more slender swish-flick feel and the man in black's to a larger, billowy, and intimidating direction.
Dancing under the stars (Cloé and Jiro) I can't believe I forgot to post this 😂
Sunflower Fields
Finished this time lapse study in Photoshop 😁
The Mysterious Woman from my modern-fantasy project, George
Aki-chan ☀️ and Reiko 🌙
The first two party members of the After School Demon Fighters Club Project.
(I made the draft months ago and forgot to post it. sorry)
Akira Hideyoshi often referred to as Aki-chan, is the Twin Protagonists’ childhood best friend. He didn’t have siblings yet at the time, so he treated them like a younger brother and sister. Aki-chan is half American and half-Japanese. He lives with his single mom and much younger sister in Osaka. Although his family isn’t well off, due to his talent in multiple sports (starting out with Baseball and eventually branching off to Tennis and Lacrosse) he was given a full scholarship to the prestigious Tennoji High School. Although not the most academically intelligent, he does dream of eventually going into Sports Medicine.
Aki-chan is the healer of the party but isn’t the traditional kind. He wields a staff with a blade at the end so that he can cast spells and defend himself because he stays in the front lines (and won’t die easily because he’s pretty tough). Apart from his own healing spells, he heals passively creating the ultimate defence with Reiko, the party’s Tank.
Reiko Ishiyama is the “too rich and too good for anyone Student Council President.” Top of her class, Kendo varsity team captain, and rich daughter of the CEO of a security company. She handles the pressure with grace and shines with it. She is logical and practical but is caring and has a genuine want to better the lives of those around her. The problem is that she can be very difficult to approach due to being on the intimidating side and has difficulty connecting with those she is meant to lead. Her best friend Na-chan helps with that. She has a soft side for her best friend in the world Na-chan. The Kimono style-Rayon jacket in her summer outfit was a gift from Na-chan, a metaphor meant to symbolize that the moon, Reiko, will not be alone because she will be surrounded by stars (like Na-chan).
Aki and Reiko become friends due to often encountering one another during sports festivals and tournaments. When their games and/or matches are over, they usually share a nice cold drink. (Sometimes after training in school too).
One of the frames I did of Cloé for an animation exercise in class a month or two ago.
Dylyn (circa 1795)
I figured I might as well post my quick studies.
This is a study I made while I was on my flight to the US. It was the longest day ever mostly because I'm pretty sure my April 19, 2014 lasted for more than 24 hours.
Lately I've been practicing drawing from life. Before, I was a little scared because i didn't like making mistakes, but I realized that it's okay to ale mistakes because later on I'll be able to correct them. And as I drew from life, it has been excellent practice.
I wanted to draw the guy beside me across the aisle (because he had a nice blazer on and very very nice brogues) but unfortunately he kept noticing me looking at him so I couldn't draw him... The other people I drew didn't notice (when you see the drawings I guess you can tell why).
My favorite drawing here is definitely the mom and her daughter (mother and child jk). It was very very cute and it was great seeing that. The man in the middle left (no, not the one who is sleeping funnily) seemed to be quite nostalgic and a lot of people get sentimental or think while on modes of transportation for a long time. The man on the lower right, I'm guessing is purser of the plane, he seemed to be quite happy with how the people were doing when one of the meals were served.
I rarely get to go on vacation or travel, but I love it. Seeing all sorts of different people, and thinking of the many things that they have gone through or the kind of people they are. People are interesting.
H, Motorcyclist — Project Revamp
Rough sketches for possible designs for H.
Jay.
A character I did in Illustrator for class almost a month ago. (Although I first drew up his design last year) It was my first time using illustrator so I touched it up in Photoshop before I posted this hehe. Also, new logo 😁
Wayne Hopkins.
Look at what I found in my drawings folder from a year ago 😁 (2016).
Kind of imagined Hufflepuffs would encourage everyone to try out, even young third years (even if they don’t make the team just yet).