2023 CHARACTERS
Happy New Year. This is an amalgamation of 2023 character production. It was a fun and interesting process. Create, listen, watch, and learn. Create happy.
"Characters 2023" 11.5 x 25 in. Giclee. December 2023
DECEMBER CHARACTER 2023
In the spirit of the season, as I was exploring interior vehicle design the thought to create a futuristic sleigh for Santa Claus came to mind. This months characters followed the idea of the initial interior sleigh design. Santa's Little Helpers are more humanistic than anything else. Enjoy the ride.
"Santa's Little Helpers" 11 x 17 in. Giclee. December 2023
"Elf Left Portrait" 11 x 17 in. Giclee. December 2023
"Futuristic Sleigh Interior" 11 x 17 in. Giclee. December 2023. Initial first rough.
NOVEMBER 2023 CHARACTER
Fantasy Dragon Patrol. Routine enforcement guarding the palace in the clouds, this dragon warrior has taken off her helmet to identify who she is in her group. The keywords I thought of for this character were, dragon warrior, medieval metal armor with a futuristic feel, red head female, and palace in the clouds. I created the breast plate, helmet, and floating palace in ZBrush and then painted them into the final rendering Photoshop document. I created all elements in this image. Referenced angled pose from personal licensed figure reference pack.
"Dragon Warrior Rider" 11 x 17 in. Giclee. November 2023.
"Dragon Warrior Rider Portrait" 11 x 17 in. Giclee. November 2023.
OCTOBER 2023 CHARACTER
This Halloween witch character was created and inspired by Inktober 2023 and personal past witch illustrations. This witch has a futuristic upgraded broom for transport and clothing that has a bit of steampunk appeal. She is feminine and beautiful. She is surfing the skies with her broom and wand in hand. All elements sketched and created in Photoshop, Illustrator, and ZBrush.
"Cloud Surfing" 780 x 1140 Pixels. Digital Art. October 2023.
"Steampunk Witch Portrait" 11 x 17 in. Giclee. October 2023.
SEPTEMBER 2023 CHARACTER
September character is a "Female Mongrel Bot" with super powers to create any type of wave lengths, shock, sonar, sound, vibration, as well as at a micro biologic molecular level. She is feminine with long hair and lace like clothing. The metal adorned with floral and geometric patterns add to the aesthetic. I wanted to juxtapose metal and lace, hard surface and textile, creature, human, and robot. She has elongated fingers and hands to wield her powers. She is beautiful to falsely put her targets or opponents at ease. Every part of this image was created from scratch and then placed in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to render in digital form. All characters, textures, brushes, patterns, accessories, floral designs and geometric chevron patterns, female face and body, even the metal jewel boot buckle and ribbons are all generated from my mind.
"Female Mongrel Bot" 11 x 17 in. Giclee. September 2023
Work in Progress. Screenshot Female Mongrel Bot. September 2023.
Color options. Screenshot Female Mongrel bot. September 2023
Color options. Screenshot Female Mongrel bot. September 2023
September "Female Mongrel Bot" Screenshots. September 2023
AUGUST 2023 CHARACTER
Adventure awaits. Futuristic time travelers looking to take you along for an out of this world experience. Thinking of AR-VR props and characters. The portal was the focus of these August characters and humanoid options for an augmented or virtual reality experience.
"Futuristic Time Travelers" 11 x 17 in. Giclee. August 2023.
Female Time Traveler
Male and Female Time Travelers
Male and Female Time Travelers
Work in Progress Screenshots of August Time Traveler Characters. August 2023.
JULY 2023 CHARACTER
A mermaid princess underwater with long fins and hair was this months idea. This is a quick rendering of the idea for future exploration and painting. The background was included included for world building.
"Mermaid Princess" 11 x 17 in. Giclee. 07.31.2023
"Mermaid Princess" 11 x 17 in. Giclee. 07.31.2023
Character Development
JUNE 2023 CHARACTER LINEUP
June was all about the lineup. I created these characters to work together and their squad is called TEAM A6. I wanted a post apocalyptic human mutated with machine in the direction of AI bots for this futuristic lineup. Each character has their own weaponry and specialties. Keywords for this month: post-apocalyptic, machine parts, organic human parts, alien technology, elemental weaponry and power, futuristic fusion. It was fun to create a world with so many moving parts.
"Team A6" 14.413 x 18.33 in. Giclee. 06.2023
Introduction of Team A6 members in action. 06.2023
Team A6 props and characteristics. 06.2023
MAY 2023 CHARACTER
My May character began with a brainstorming sketch and all the props that go with the Space fighter below. I wanted a blond male enforcement or military fighter to save those endangered by whatever comes up out of the depths of the galaxy. Located between planets in the heavens where there are still clouds and the sun, yet still necessary to gear up to protect against the entrance to space is called home. The props would include a double sword staff, single blade sword, helmet, combat protective gear and boots that propel the individual in space. A little sidekick personal multipurpose drone, a single man hover vehicle, and larger protective combat ship are included in the frame.
The final frame includes a vehicle hanger and spaceship platform located away from the main planet grouping for deployment against attack. An attacking alienoid is trying to eliminate Union Junction that has put up the defense barrier to ward off annihilation. Fighters are on their way to defend against the attack. Attack in the Clouds is a collection of elements all created from my mind eye. This is the first edition. Future elements would include elements of humor and human emotions and gestural interactions. All elements were created using Adobe Photoshop and ZBrush. Finished all in Photoshop.
May Character 2023
"Attack in the Clouds" 11 x 17 in. Giclee. 5.29.2023
May Character "Attack in the Clouds" 11 x 17 in. Giclee. 05.2023
All of the above elements are part of the process and discovery of final props and elements included in the final frame. Included in Mays character set that were created specifically for this character are multipurpose personal scout drone, single man hover space vehicle, weapon exploration, turnabout, combat ship and monster development and placement. A close up of the character and a black and white shot of work in progress shows the development and exploration of the character and platform design elements. This was fun to explore a comfortable genre and put into action. Changeup due.
APRIL 2023 CHARACTER
The world of Faye. I am in the process of building this IP around Faye. April has two fairy bubble gun fighters. I wanted to have floral elements and props, border realistic female heroine fairies along with a male masculine king. A quick background and different fairies were drawn to give an idea of landscape, different fairies, male king, and bubble gun fight as entertainment. First exploration.
April Character 1: "Fancy Dancer Fairy Fighter 1" 11 x 17 in. Giclee. 04.2023
Floral fairy keywords: chrysanthemum flower costume, iridescent pink tones, light, movement, feminine, bubble revolvers, long hair, and butterfly wings.
April Character 2: "Lily Fairy Fighter 2" 11 x 17 in. Giclee. 04.2023
Forest Fairy keywords: dragonfly wings, lily shaped costume, floral accessories, floral tattoos, bubble guns, philodendron background, dark values, long hair, and movement.
Initial Sketches, character development, setup, exploration, and world building. I developed fairy characters for my personal IP development. Currently in development stages.
MARCH 2023 CHARACTER
This year as a monthly challenge I will be creating my own characters using different design styles, keywords, themes, and posting them here, changes and additions posted along the way.
"Electrifying Serin" 11 x 17 in. Giclee. 03.2023
This months "Serin" character is based off keywords as heroine, futuristic, elemental swords, princess, charging station, that has an interest in vintage leather accessories. Props (swords, orb drone, crown, patterns, and textures), vehicle, and landscape were created to fit within the scope of the chosen keywords. Process and asset development included for this project below.
Initial sketches, color studies, prop and vehicle development, playing card template, and orb drone were created in Zbrush and Adobe Photoshop.
FEBRUARY 2023 CHARACTERS
This year as a monthly challenge I will be creating my own characters using different design styles, keywords, themes, and posting them here, changes and additions posted along the way.
"Move" 11 x 17 in. Giclee. 02.2023
Another spinoff from February Character set. Space theme my characters personal thoughts before exiting space craft. Theme design words: futuristic, bot, interplanetary bio exploration.
"Maintenance" 11 x 17 in. Giclee. 02.2023
Spin off from February Character.
February Hero Series 2023
"Lovers" 11 x 17 in. Giclee 02.2023
Monthly Character Series February hero(s) 2023
"Lovers" has multiple versions and styles. Allowing evolution to explore character set.
JANUARY 2023 CHARACTERS
This year as a monthly challenge I will be creating my own characters using different design styles, keywords, themes, and posting them here, changes and additions posted along the way.
January Heroine 2023
"Nordic Fem Retro" 8.64 x 9.59 v. 13/14 Giclee. January.2023
Nordic Fem started as a digital painting with an environment background, added a ZBrush element for a futuristic feel, along the way the element background morphed into graphic design and ultimately became exploration and experimentation with flat and dimensional versions.
Chromatic Aberration 18 x 24 Giclee v. 32/56 January 2023
"Chromatic Aberration" above is the final version using 2023 design trends using retro colors, textures, futuristic fembot, art nouveau elements, and photography blur to complete this artwork. "Chromatic Aberration" was created beginning with a sculpted ZBrush female character form and then finished in Adobe Photoshop. All elements in the background were created in Photoshop. Keywords: fluidity, emblem design, transparency, rhythm, color manipulation, aged and layered texture, digital painting, and focus on the female human form. Play on words. January 2023.
"Chromatic Aberration" - Artistic variations and manipulations of the same digital file.
("Chromatic Aberration" v. 54/56, 56/56, 53/56) January 2023.
"Chromatic Aberration" all began here from Photoshop compilation of ZBrush female form, emblem background and designed ABR elements. January 2023.
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