After deciding on a path to take within the Locating Practice brief, I have been researching and experimenting in my sketchbook with potential subjects to become the main character of my children's book.
The dinosaur I have decided on is the Archaeopteryx, which was a flightless bird and was a rather ugly dinosaur. I aimed to create a cute version of this dinosaur, which people would find adorable out of pity for him. I played around with a few designs before focussing on a short, big-headed version of the dinosaur, which lead to a final design (The coloured design in the sketchbook).
My final design came about after a bit of experimenting with facial features and expressions.
As I would like to do the illustrations for this book using Gouache paint, I thought it best to test out the design with the paints. I am very happy with how the character looks, and feel that the colours I chose suit him better than the brighter ones I used previously.
Archie the Archaeopteryx in gouache colour!
I also had a bit of a play around making extra characters for the book, such as antagonists and Archie's close friend. This is what I will be developing next!
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