#productionyearone

Testing and experiments with ratios (head to body ratio) I tested with the 3 primarily common ratios seen in cartoon styles- I really only tested this because I felt like I was missing certain elements from my ideation that made it; 'less-cartoony' . Personally I like the 1:1 ratio the most but since I know I'm not always right I decided to poll people on discord on which design they liked better- The server is large (132 members) but I didn't expect anywhere near that number of people to vote- I'm pleasantly surprised that 22 people voted in general. Because of this my personal opinion has swayed- The 2:1 body to head ratio is rather more appealing. Because of this I'll go forward with this ratio in my further colour, style and fashion experiments.

However I am beginning to struggle with rendering the skateboard; especially the wheel- because of this I'm now using a reference of the same angle to help assist me with painting it! Reflecting back on my research- I notice that all my prop mock up poses all had reference, so I think this is probably a good option to use one to paint the board.

Final comparison post of all my final designs for this project- seeing them next to one another makes me more confidant in that I achieved my goal in showcasing the different styles and how they impact on character design in general.

The final render of the mc in the mild stylization; I like how this turned out despite it not resembling all of my notes well; the renders in my notes seem to be more refined or not refined at all however personally I think this strikes a good balance; I decided to remove the skull last minute as- this is planned to be a 16 game; and wearing an animal skull on your head doesn't particularly fit within PEGI 16 ratings.

Personally I also really like this design in general; I really like the silhouette and the hair detailing, the idea of a braided mullet had never occurred to me before this project and I'm really glad I thought about it!

Final colour choices; chose these colours based on values, contrasting a dark value cloak with a light value top seemed like a good idea, thankfully with the execution it seems so as well. I am very happy with this palette; I really enjoy the green tones and the warmth of the colours in general.

I've started to begin the colour planning however I am finding it hard to place and select what colours to use, because of this I have decided to randomly generate colour palettes on coolors.co and use them as a springboard for my colour exploration.

Finished lines and coloring of the final design in the cartoon section of my project; I struggle to make nice and clean lineart so this was definitely a challenge for me- I'm not over the moon with the lines however they do look good. The final flat shaded version reads well and still looks like the main character so I am pleasantly pleased with the outcome of it. My favorite part is probably the outfit itself, I loved the mask in concept however in lining it and coloring the appeal started to fade- however I believe this is due to my own personal skill level rather than the actual mask itself.