Completed Characters w/color

So I had to go back and recolor everyone. Which was really time consuming, but I managed to get it done. Aside from everybody being in color, there's some minor changes to everyone. With the King, I added more jewels to his outfit as well as correct the light source on the jewels on his mask.

Next up is the Queen. She was fairly difficult to color. I had to color and recolor her three different times only because I wasn't satisfied with the look. Finally came to a design that I liked.

Next is Rapunzel. This is her second design. The first design looked really terrible so I redesigned her to look younger and more innocent. She bares some facial resemblance to her mother, The Queen.

Next one is Gothel. She was the most fun to color. I corrected her height so that her body proportion matched. Her high heels were weird to design.

MisterBone was my favorite to design and color. I tried to replicate rock color and texture with this guy. The rocks on his back was fun to design as well.

Valley of Bones is where Nimbus and Mister Bone first fight. You can kind of say that this is Mister Bone's home.

I have three other backgrounds that I'm still working on. I shall have them up before Friday as well as the character expressions.

Other Rapunzel Characters WIP

Nimbus/ King

So this is just what I have so far that's colored. NIMBUS Starting with Prince Nimbus. He originates from the Land of Thunderstorms in the capitol of Derecho. He inherited the feather mask from his father during the war between Rapunzel's father and Nimbus' father. The war ended with a peace treaty. Nimbus was offered the King's daughter as a sign of good peace and fortune between the two kingdoms. Everything was going according to plan until Gothel kidnapped Rapunzel. Years past and Nimbus became a vigilante for good. He was summoned by the king and was sent on a noble quest to rescue his daughter from darkness.

KING Also known as Grandeur Voiler, is the king of Gladius Magnificus and father of Rapunzel. The reason he wears his mask is because he was born mute. Even with this riding on his shoulders, he rules with an iron fist and show no mercy as he feels that nobody would for him. The margiela mask on his face represents his power over the kingdom of Gladius Magnificus and his wealth. He wears a ring to where if needed he could summon an army of thousands. The blue pin on him represents the peace treaty between him and the king of Derecho.

Rapunzel Environments WIP

So like I mentioned in my last post, the location to where the story of Rapunzel is located has been moved from Germany to Ireland. The location I chose for Gothel's tower is In Scotland, on the Isle of Skye. It's a pretty quiet island with an oddly shaped plateau. The tower itself is surrounded by giant boulders in the form of spikes. Kind of like a safeguard. It's also protected by darkness.

The King's Castle, also another environment and major setting in my version of Rapunzel is based off of a sword stuck in a stone. The base of the castle lies on top of a mountain. The castle itself is embroidered in rubies, sapphires, emeralds, and topaz (to represent the king). The mountains around it (like Gothel's castle) safegaurd the palace. The formation as a whole is called Gladius Magnificus, latin for Majestic Sword. It's also the name of the town as well. The town is scattered into four parts (based on direction). The royal part resides in the North quadrant.

Rapunzel References/ Synopsis

So I was assigned Rapunzel by the Brother's Grimm. I wanted to give Rapunzel a more modern art feel to it. Rapunzel, the princess of the story. I'm gonna give her the physical features of Daveigh Chase. Aside from that, I'm gonna give her blueish-teal hair. She's gonna have an innocent look to her as well. She has more strength than what she's granted for.

Dame Gothel, the antagonist of the story will be based off of Lady Gaga and her odd yet interesting fashion sense, primarily from her Born This Way and ARTPOP era. I'm gonna give her green hair. Bob cut. Always wearing a different shade of lipstick (primarily in the dark/neutral shades). She has the power to conjure shadows to steal youth away from people who oppose her. The only one she cannot touch is Rapunzel. Which is why she captures her when she was a baby to find out why. She was knighted by the Queen (use to be friends and she was the right hand lady to the queen until she obtained a power that made her betray both the King and Queen)

King and Queen, The King and Queen are the most interesting characters in the Rapunzel story. Starting with the king, He has a British military attire going on. He wears a margiela mask at all times and barely speaks at all. The Queen usually speaks for him. He's has telekinetic powers and with a wave of his hand he can command an army without fail. The queen has a more flamboyant yet powerful appearance. Her colors are usually bright, depending on her and the King's mood. They both are knowledgeable of Dame Gothel and they are waiting patiently to strike.

Prince Charming, the savior of Rapunzel. He wears a feather mask for unknown reasons. He's speaks in a Scottish accent and he can conjure strong gusts of winds to blow away his enemies. He can quickly get away from enemies by summoning a cloud and flying away on it. He usually wears all white and he uses his hands to illustrate his points.

In this version, the King and Queen have a baby and named her Rapunzel. Some time after the baby turns five months, Dame Gothel obtains a dark power that quickly consumes her. She forms a coup d'état against the King and Queen but it quickly failed. Before fleeing, she kidnaps Rapunzel and disappears in the night. Sixteen years later Rapunzel, is almost fully grown and wants to escape the tower. Because of the rampion bellflower, she has grown to become a strong woman with extraordinarily untapped power. Gothel disapproves and they get into a huge fight. Gothel tries to use her power to tame Rapunzel, but a magical force protects her from Gothel's dark forces. Surprised by this, she locks her away in a dark part of the tower. She send a letter via dove to anyone who could save her. Prince Charming gets the letter and is directed by the bird to the tower. When he arrives, he writes another letter and sends it to the royal castle. When the Queen receives the letter, she gives it to the King, which soon after sends an army of one thousand men to retrieve their daughter. Charming tries to get in the tower, but Gothel is aware of his presence by the shadows outside the tower and they get into a big fight. Rapunzel eventually learns how to manifest her powers and escapes the dungeon. While Charming is close to death, Rapunzel arrives and fights by his side. Soon the army arrives. Epic Battle ensues and Gothel is taken down by Rapunzel's power of light. The she returns to the kingdom with Charming, the King and Queen gives charming their blessings and they get eloped. My version of Rapunzel is based off of my interpretation of Modern Art and Haute Couture fashion. Instead of it being light and tame like the other versions, my version is gonna be dark. Instead of it being located in Germany, it's gonna be located in Scotland on the Isle of Skye. The bosses will be The King's Army (For Gothel), Theives and Master Bone (Charming), Gothel unpowered (Rapunzel), Stone Beasts (Charming), Gothel (Charming), Gothel full powered(Rapunzel and Charming).

Character/Sidekick/Vehicle

So my characters that I designed are superheroes. The design was partially inspired by Marvel's Falcon character. I wanted to have a father son thing going on so that why they have matching outfits. Originally I had a tour bus for the vehicle, but I thought it would be kinda funny to add a unicycle instead. Basic background is basic. I wanted to put more focus on the two characters interacting with one another.

Volkswagen Practice

SO in class we had to draw a Volkswagen Beetle. I had a little difficulty with it since I'm not use to drawing cars. I think it came out okay I guess. We had to add some modifications to the second one to give it a more unique look.

Disco FrankenStein/ Rococo Beauty

So my assignment was to come up with a disco design for Frankenstein. I think I did fairly well. I gave him a more modern look since most of the students at my school pretty much look the same. I like the end result. With the bride of Frankenstein, she has a more Rococo look. I made her hair extra curly and we can't forget about the white part of her hair can we? Her design was a bit challenging, but I had fun with it.

Alternative Background

So this is an alternative background I did just in case my turtle file would corrupt, in which cases, it did. I'm trying to recover the file now, but in the meantime, here's it's replacement. I wanted to focus more on mountains only because mountains are really beautiful in my opinion. Plus I wanted to test out the lasso tool and see how far my imagination can actually take me. I think it could still use some work, but I think it looks really good.

References for Floating Turtle island.

References for the city I'm gonna place on the back of a giant sea turtle. I'm gonna use the lighting as a reference for the buidlings and mountains I'm gonna add. Might be in three point perspective too.

Environments- Landscapes and Alleyways

So for the first page, I went ahead and designed a few towers, mostly in color. I drew some inspiration from 2012, Avatar, and Whisper of the Heart

In the second one, I tried to get a more grainy look to most of them. Halo and Hunger games were the biggest inspirations for these thumbnails.

The third one was a bit challenging, but I managed to draw some ideas out. I'm really proud of the last three.

Dr. Macomb Von Stratch-and-Sniff

So this is the end result of the character I had to create for this assignment. His head was fun to work on. Since his head was mechanical, his face changes colors due to his mood. I would actually consider him an android more than a robot. His body is really long btw. Tall and kinda intimidating with hearts on his gloves. His expressions in order: Angry Annoyed Sad Surprised Blushing Sleepy Nervous Excited.

New Scientist.

So for my new assignment, I'm suppose to be drawing a scientist/ultra happy/ flamboyant. I came up with a few references for what I kinda want him to look like. I may add more to the design once I get an actual idea. So far these are the only ones that came to mind.

Three Styles

So I considered this a fun assignment. It definitely helped me experiment with styles I would have never thought about using. The person that I had to draw was a colonial farmer. He had to be a young boy so trying to come up with a concept for that was fun. Down below is the end result.

In order, the one on the left is my original style. The one in the middle is Bravest Warrior designed. The one on the far right is Atlantis: The Lost Empire designed. The Bravest Warrior style was the most fun I had out of the three mainly because of how loose the character was. I didn't really like the Atlantis designed one. No matter how many ways I drew him, he looked like a teenager instead of a young boy. Regardless, I had tons of fun working on this.

Style References

So here are my styles that I'm choosing for this project. I have a few more styles I wanted to experiment with, but these are the main ones I like so far.

The styles in no particular order are Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, PuppyCat, Treasure Planet, Bravest Warriors, and Atlantis: The Lost Empire. Each one of them have a specific design about them that I like.

Styles Test.

So for our next assignment, I've been working on three various styles. Those styles including PuppyCat, Treasure Planet, and Gravity Falls. I'll post a reference collage shortly. But I watched the styles in motion so that I could get a full grasp of how it's done. My favorite out of the styles thus far is Treasure Planet. Down below is a scene test from that film I was studying.

WIP of Staredown.

Thought it was cool. So I'm posting the WIP of Staredown. As you can tell, I outline everything in blue first, then redo the lines in black.

STAREDOWN

So this is both Kala and Ikaika together. From the description I posted before. Final drawing.

Silhouettes and Character Designs

So the last time I tried uploading, it corrupted on me so I'm trying it again. These are the silhouettes featured below are the characters I'm using in my story. The boy's name is Kala and the Wolf's name is Ikaika.

Kala is selfish, cowardly, and only concerns his self. Ikaika is loyal, diligent, and courageous. Kala has been in trouble with the authorities and they send him to Ikaika. He tries to teach the valves his sensei taught him to Kala so that it could possibly make him a better person. In time, Kala starts to appreciate the love and patience that Ikaika has given him. At the end of their journey, Kala considers him to be a father figure.

File Corruption

My files I were uploading corrupted. Hmm. Let me try that again.

Ikaika (Zodiac Animal)

So for my Zodiac project we had to design a character and give him a place of origin. My animal was dog so I went with a wolf (since they're in the same family) Also, his place of origin in Hawaii. I was doing plenty of research of Hawaiian culture and history. The name I chose for this character is Ikaika, meaning "Strong" in Hawaii's native language. I went through many other designs, but I ended up choosing this one only because of how much I wanted to portray Hawaii's culture. The male dancers of Hawaii was the strongest influence for this character. I watched many videos on the Merrie Monarch Festival and I saw different styles in dances, different looks, and different praises with highly intrigued me.

I used my forest/grassy reference for the background. I wanted to play with the shapes and make it pop. I think I captured that, but not entirely. I detailed the outfit so that it can also pop. I still have to design another character (human). Silhouettes of Ikaika and the human will soon be posted as well as a synopsis of both characters. Ikaika's design was also based off of the dog in the Chinese zodiac. He's Loyal, Smart, Diligent, and Courageous. Most pictures that I've seen of people of Polynesian decent are quite stocky/built, so I incorporated that in the final design.

Body Reference

So the character I'm gonna design for this project is a McKenzie Valley Wolf. His name is gonna be Ikaika. Hawaiian for Strong. For that name I needed to see what "strong" looks like. According to the chinese zodiac, the dog (wolf for this matter) is Loyal, sociable, courageous, diligent, steady, lively, adaptable, and smart. Below is another reference sheet.

Zodiac Reference Studies

So our next assignment is to come up with a story and two characters (one human and one animal). Kinda have them mesh together and such, which doesn't sound too hard. I have an environment and a tribal study posted below.

Shape Sketches

So I made some shapes in photoshop and had to make characters with them. I really like drawing fat people >__> Anyway I experimented with a few styles in here. I might do more.

Expressions References

So the sketches I've been working on for the past few days is only expressions based. Here's my reference sheet with the expressions I'm currently studying. Reference sheets are fun :D

Busy Day

So I've been really busy today. Starting from 10 this morning. I helped a fellow student by contributing myself a duct tape cast of my body. The duct tape made it a little difficult to move around, but the end result was really cool.

Afterwards, I've been pretty much drawing all day. Took a brief pause to obtain food. Then started back up again. I finished my self portrait for class an hour ago which I'm really proud of. It didn't come out exactly the way I wanted it, but nonetheless it looks cool. I kept revising it because of the anatomy. Still think that the anatomy is kinda off, but it's not really noticeable.

I have a few concepts that I'm gonna sketch up when I get home, but I think I made some good progress today.

Gearing Up/Back In Action

Alright, here we go... So the semester is over which makes me a junior now. I have a bunch of free time now so I can finally work on some sketches, comics, and commissions I planned on working with.