Final year project: 2015

Thursday 5 March 2015

These images are background concepts I have done for my characters Kimi and Purah. League of Legends use skins within game and these could be worked on to incorporate the characters or can be used as backgrounds.

Kimi Backgrounds

Purah Backgrounds

Concept Pieces

Wednesday 4 March 2015

Concept Art Moodboards

Character Bio's

Purah- Finished Clay Model

Here is the final model of my character Purah. Sadly while trying to add to her she broke in the oven.

These are some close up photos of her clothing after the model broke.

Clay practice _Purah

These images are of a model i used as practice before making my final character model of Purah. Here i was testing wings and clothing creases which i had been struggling to get right in previous attempts.

Clay Work

This image below shows the start of my clay model. Here i have used wire and masking tape to build a rough human form and start to pose the character.

Here i have applied the first layer of sculpey clay to the body and baked it to make sure it is set hard ready to model the face,

This is the start of her face ready to be put back into the oven to bake.

Purah_ Concepts

Purah_Wings

Purah Sketches

These images are development sketches of my second character Purah, the clothing wings and possible hairstyles i have been thinking about.

Kimi

This is a quick turnaround for the character Kimi showing the clothing concept i have chosen to go with. This outfit allows me to add detail to the clothing to help aid in the theme of her being a Native American.

Kimi Clothing Concepts

These are a few more drawings of possible outfits for Kimi.

Kimi Sketches

Rough sketches of possible hair for my character and outfit which keep with the theme of her being a Native American.

Monday 2 March 2015

Research- Clay Work in Industry

Clay work in industry is a great way to help aid concepts within an artist team. Building a maquette from clay can be used for artists designing characters to see what works and what doesn't but can be used as reference material for digital modelling.

For example Jerome Ranft is a sculptor who works for the company Pixar. His job role is to create a sculpt of the designs which he has received or currently working on for the latest film.
Pixar are not the only company who uses clay models these are a few examples

Aardman Animations
Will Vinton
Laika House
BMW

http://www.technologystudent.com/prddes1/mod1.html

http://www.pixar.com/behind_the_scenes/Sculpting#

Wednesday 25 February 2015

Research- Native American Symbols, Colours and Meaning

Native Americans over time have a set style that uses nature and land to create everything from clothing, weapons and houses. Looking closely at clothing and the decoration they create made me want to find out more. What were these designs or symbols? Are they used for a reason?
With these questions in mind i have done a little research into the symbols the meaning when used.

Symbols and Meaning

Native Americans have and use many different symbols to convey messages to one another. Most symbols are pictograms which were based on the sun, moon and stars, thunderstorms or animals. These would be used to help document important events that had occurred , warning signs or even just to provide directions. Native American Warriors also used the symbols not only on themselves but their horses as war paint. Symbols also have a spiritual reassurance for members of the community that guardian spirits are near and watching over them.

War Symbols and Colour meaning

Many Native American tribes painted symbols on their bodies, faces and horses for events such as battle or rituals.Every mark used anywhere on their bodies had a meaning. Designs that were used were believed to have magical powers for protection or to reflect on their achievements. Such as the wavy line (see image below) was believed to hold the power of giving the warrior added power and speed.

Using colour for war paint also plays a huge part in the meaning of the symbol with each colour representing something different. The image below explains each meaning.

Clothing

Symbols are also used on clothing that they wear for decoration or to show occupation. For example a doctor would usually have a garment with a certain pattern on to show this. Also some patters symbolize elements such as fire or water (see image below).