Resurfacing

After much heckling from friends, I'm finally getting off my butt and posting! Here is my most recent work from my character design class, starting from concept to the (more or less) final design in the turnaround.

Before creating the characters, I quickly patched together some very rough story ideas. I wanted the setting to be somewhere in an ancient, pre-Islam, Middle Eastern civilization, such as Mesopotamia, Sumeria, Canaan or Phoenicia (I'm leaning more towards Canaan). Reigning the specific region in this story is a cruel, land and power-hungry tryant, making life increasingly difficult for the people under his rule. One victim of his reign is a boy orphaned by the recent war, who tries his best to survive in the rough alleys of the royal city. Although he is resilient and street-wise, his attitude toward life and distrust towards people are inversely tied. For him, both could not possibly be more terrible. That is, until he meets a mysterious old woman, and his life is changed forever.

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King






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Boy







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Old Woman









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Illustrations
(1. gouache, 2. color pencil, 3. marker and color pencil)





Studies:





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P.S. I'm taking a break from digital for an indefinite time. Not only to give my wrist a break, but also to get better at & experiment with traditional media. It's pretty rewarding, but also frustrating! :)