Below are all the sketches I have been working on today. I have come up with a final design for each of the characters and have also included some development sketches so you can see how I got to the final designs...
These first images are of the main character, a monkey called Asobora...
Experimenting with different poses and facial expressions
The above image is how I would like Asobora to look in one of the pages I have to fully illustrate. He has to be listening for Christmas bells.
Below are some of my sketches of the elephant character called Magesi.
The above image is the last sketch I did of Magesi which I am very happy with. In the book he is described as being grey with large grey ears... I'm going to add splashes of colour to his tusks, feet, toe nails and face so he will fit in alongside the other colourful characters.
Below are some sketches of the two female fish characters called Kato and Wassa. They are twin sisters but have different coloured eyes. I intend to have them exactly the same throughout the book but always reflecting each other and the difference in eye colour.
The above image is how Wassa and Kato will look in the story. They are described as having shiny blue gills so I have added a flower shape around their heads that I will colour different shades of blue.
Below are some sketches of my crocodile character called Buzobosi. After the group discussion this morning I worked on trying to make his design more strong looking. I also needed him to look like he would crawl rather than walk...
The above image is the last sketch I did of Buzobosi. I'm very happy with it and think it works much better than my first image. He will be the same colours as my first drawing but will have added areas of pattern on his feet.
The next stage will be to have full colour images of all the characters so I can figure out easily which areas will be which colours. I will then work on layouts for the pages I have to produce by next week... Wish me luck!
these look awesome rosie!
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