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Description
Part of my honours project at university. Eventually I'll be creating a children's picture book, reminiscent in style of 'golden age' illustrations (Edmund Dulac, Arthur Rackham, etc) but using more modern storytelling-through-pictures techniques.
Haven't quite got the style down just yet, but that's okay, as I'm still designing characters. So, I'm looking for feedback on this character, if you'd all be so kind. Help a stressed student out!
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She's my main character, a princess, with three brothers and a sister, and she's bouncy, vivacious, and forthright. She's about 12-13 years old. And she paints.
Her costume is inspired by Russian costume, as the golden age illustrators often looked to Turkey or China for inspiration, but that really didn't fit with my storyline, so I shifted to Eastern Europe for the costumes (hence the Russian dance pose - makes her a bit reminiscent of my Kiska painting, but never mind). The story isn't really set anywhere, though.
She hasn't got a name yet, so you can suggest one if you like. Her elder brother is called Edmund, so it needn't be a Russian name.
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I started her design by looking at a very young Jane Powell, who seemed to have the qualities I was looking for. Hopefully a lot of personality comes across. I'm quite fond of her, but she may just not work for other people, so let me know!
Size: A4
Materials:Winsor & Newton Bristol Board, Winsor & Newton watercolour paints, prismacolour pencils, Ecoline gold oaint (#801) and a Faber-Castell PITT artist pen, size #S, in sepia.
Time Taken: Heaven knows. Slow going, as I'm trying to teach myself to watercolour as I go along.
Post Processing: Just background clean-up and level adjustment in Photoshop CS.
Enjoy! And please let me know what you think!
Haven't quite got the style down just yet, but that's okay, as I'm still designing characters. So, I'm looking for feedback on this character, if you'd all be so kind. Help a stressed student out!
***
She's my main character, a princess, with three brothers and a sister, and she's bouncy, vivacious, and forthright. She's about 12-13 years old. And she paints.
Her costume is inspired by Russian costume, as the golden age illustrators often looked to Turkey or China for inspiration, but that really didn't fit with my storyline, so I shifted to Eastern Europe for the costumes (hence the Russian dance pose - makes her a bit reminiscent of my Kiska painting, but never mind). The story isn't really set anywhere, though.
She hasn't got a name yet, so you can suggest one if you like. Her elder brother is called Edmund, so it needn't be a Russian name.
***
I started her design by looking at a very young Jane Powell, who seemed to have the qualities I was looking for. Hopefully a lot of personality comes across. I'm quite fond of her, but she may just not work for other people, so let me know!
Size: A4
Materials:Winsor & Newton Bristol Board, Winsor & Newton watercolour paints, prismacolour pencils, Ecoline gold oaint (#801) and a Faber-Castell PITT artist pen, size #S, in sepia.
Time Taken: Heaven knows. Slow going, as I'm trying to teach myself to watercolour as I go along.
Post Processing: Just background clean-up and level adjustment in Photoshop CS.
Enjoy! And please let me know what you think!
Image size
827x1169px 638.85 KB
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