Character Model Sheet • May 24, 2013
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Character Bio • May 23, 2013
Dolvians Raz’gazt, Dolvian chieftain Age: Dolvians have a relatively close age span to human beings. The exact biology of their aging process hasn’t been fully explained yet. Raz’gazt, however is most likely around the 30-40 range. Evolution/Life Cycle (relative to human?) Dolvians seem to be part insectniod and reptilian. Their heads […]
Caricatures • May 23, 2013
I am not a caricature artist by any means (as a matter of fact, I really hate the style), but this assignment ultimately proved to be really fun. The entire class had a riot with this.
Distorted body parts • May 23, 2013
Another in class exercise. I thought this one was really fun. We had to take a trait (limbs, face, arms etc) and distort/exaggerate it.
Inspired by Wayne Barlowe • May 23, 2013
In this in class assignment, we had to find various artists who had a unique style. I choose Wayne Barlowe because I was not familiar with his work. But upon further investigation, I really enjoyed the organic way he drew aliens and tried to reflect that […]
3 characters with attributes • May 23, 2013
In this in class assignment, we had assorted traits and features mixed and matched for a character. Mine were: Horrified Base jumper missing an arm, Over the top surgeon who is paranoid and turned on gladitor who is overweight.
Wildebeest Hybrid • May 21, 2013
After our trip to the zoo and extensive research on animal life, our next assignment was to create an animal-human hybrid. Having already been comfortable with the wildebeest’s form and figure, I choose that animal and created a semi-tribal lifeform. These “wildebeest” […]
Zoo sketches • May 21, 2013
Character Concept workshop with Ken • May 21, 2013
One of BGSU’s recently graduated MFA students, Ken Fairclough, came into our class and gave us a concept art rundown. It was a really fun demo/workshop. Ken showed us how to use markers and conceptualize characters using a particular workflow. Here are three of my “best”. Also, I really liked one so I took a […]
Noses with Style • May 21, 2013
Mouths with Style • May 21, 2013
Eyes with Style • May 21, 2013
Mouths • May 21, 2013
Realistic Noses • May 21, 2013
Realistic Eye Study • May 21, 2013
Warming up to drawing realism, this was our first assignment for the class.
Introduction • May 16, 2013
Greetings! My name is Casey, and I am a current student at BGSU majoring in Digital Arts. I have a variety of interests, but this blog showcases an in depth exploration of contemporary character design.