Specialism Blog

  What my Specialism was about For my Specialism, I wanted to express my interest in becoming a Character Concept Artist. As a result, I sketched some character concepts as I did research on character design.  I also wanted to express my aspirations for creating my own franchises, so I dedicated an entire post to a superhero franchise I have planned, going over the lore and characters while explaining their inspirations. At one point, I even considered making a Beat 'Em Up test level on Unreal Engine, showing my aspirations in becoming a Game Designer as well. However, the plan never got far and I stuck to Character Design. What I did throughout my Specialism At the start of my Specialism, I created a Proposal about what I aspired to do in terms of Character  Design, promising that I would deliver some new concepts while learning new drawing techniques. I also created my own franchise titled S.U.P.E.R, short for Syndicate of United Powers, Empathy and Righteousness I crea...

This week, I decided to do some drawing exercises to showcase my workings out. The first exercise I did was drawing out three more of my best concepts on Photoshop whilst timing myself. I started with Selena, since she got the most votes on my first Form spreadsheet due to her dynamic pose and facial expression compared to my other character concepts. I first drew her using a mouse. It took me around four minutes to draw her outline. I wasn't too pleased with the results, since it looked rather rushed. I decided to draw Selena again with a drawing pad. While it took longer, it definitely looked a lot better than my previous attempt. The only area I felt needed improving would be a thicker paintbrush size.  The next two I did were Ash and Lollipop. Both of them took significantly less time to draw than Selena, especially Lollipop. Then I began to apply shading and Photoscrap textures onto my characters, using this video as inspiration. Design Cinema – EP 43 - Video Game Characters (...