A warm up sketch

Another warm up sketch I did playing with the style and the marker tool in Sai. It was pretty fun to do!

Character turnaround

A new character turnaround I made to show the new style and changes to the design. I enjoyed doing this piece and Ithinkit turned our really well!

Concept art

This is the first piece of concept art I did in the new year. It wasn't the best piece I had, but drawing and colouring it helped me to realise the type of style I wanted in this film. After doing this piece I realised that I wanted to do a lineless style with shading if I can manage it!

Character Bios

For my presentation, I need to have in depth character bios! So I decided to get them down now I have finished the storyboard.

The girl:

The little girl may seem like any other little girl, decked out in a puffy winters coat, a scarf too big for her and thick snow boots and a snug hat, but appearances can be deceiving. This girl is the god of the underworld, and owns the dogs that ferry the souls. She enjoys hunting with them sometimes, and while they seem so much faster than her, she manages to keep up for hours with no effort. She commands the dogs easily, and they follow her every command. It's pretty lonely in the underworld, so you could say that the dogs are her only friends. Others may respect her, but you don't tend to invite gods of death to house parties.

The dog:

The dog is the leader of the cwn annwn, and he fought viciously to get the title. He has been with the little girl since they were both young, walking loyally by her side without considering anything else. He is playful, and enjoys it most when his master joins him on the hunt. It is his mission to pick difficult routes and try and beat her back to the underworld. Sometimes he does, other times she is easily ahead of him. He has known the little girl for so long that he easily anticipates what she wants from him. His favourite pastime is trying to sneak up on her.

Concepts and dog designs

Revised Character designs

I have been starting to design how I want the little girl to look in my final film, and I have done a quick turnaround of how I want her too look!