character design

The Visual Elements of a Story

This class was one big assignment. It is basically all the steps that an illustrator makes to create a story for a book, game, movie, or what ever they are assigned to do. I decided to go ahead with choosing Alice in Wonderland for this project. Alice in Wonderland is my all-time favorite story. I have read it at least a dozen times. I thought for this project I would go for more of a fantasy horror theme. I wanted to dive deeper into the psychology of the tale. I wanted to include reasons for why Alice goes to Wonderland, why she has all these philosophical debates, and all the questions that arise about who she is and what she wants. I am leaning more towards childhood trauma and how she dissociates to Wonderland to feel safe. So there is going to be a lot of symbolism and mental health motifs. What do you guys think? Should I continue this project?

  • Assignment #1: Homer Study
  • Reference
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  • Reference
  • Thumbnails #1
  • Thumbnails #2
  • Structural Props
  • Inorganic Props
  • Organic Props
  • Alice Idea #1
  • Alice Idea #1
  • Queen of Hearts Idea #1
  • Queen of Hearts Idea #1
  • Hatter Idea #1
  • Hatter Idea #1
  • Cheshire Idea #1
  • Chester Idea #1
  • Alice Idea #2
  • Queen of Hearts Idea #2
  • Caterpillar
  • Cheshire Idea #2
  • Character Size Chart
  • Alice: Expressions
  • Alice: Action Poses
  • Alice: Action Poses
  • Alice: Action Poses
  • Thumbnails Part 2: #1
  • Thumbnails Part 2: #2
  • Thumbnails Part 2: #3
  • Thumbnails Part 2: #4
  • Final Scene #1: Lighting Studies
  • Final Scene #2: Lighting Studies
  • Final Scene #1: Lighting Studies
  • Final Scene #2: Lighting Studies
  • Final Scene #1: Color Studies
  • Final Scene #2: Color Studies
  • Final Scene #1: Color Studies
  • Final Scene #2: Color Studies
  • Assignment #13: Sketch Book Studies
  • Assignment #13: Sketch Book Studies
  • Assignment #13: Sketch Book Studies
  • Assignment #13: Sketch Book Studies
  • Character Painting V1
  • Character Painting V2
  • Final Scene #1: Value Choice
  • Final Scene #1: Color Choice
  • Final Scene #1: Linework V1
  • Final Scene #1: Final Linework
  • Final Scene #1: Flat Color
  • Final Scene #1: Shading
  • Final Scene #1: Final
  • Final Scene #2: Flat Color
  • Final Scene #2: Final
  • Project Board: #1- Scenes
  • Project Board: #2- Characters
  • Project Board: #3: Other