As I've been researching for fairytales in order to adapt on. I have found a few interesting fairytales:
Though I found some interesting points in terms of character design and digital sets in all of them. I've still not decided on which I will adapt. From my last tutorial with Alan he suggested me to find a charmy story on which I could adapt and target a young audience with a simple and effective style. Due to some obligations I had to travel back home and lost one tutorial and I've been a little bit behind.
Although the story on which I'm thinking to adapt on is "The elves and the shoemaker". A not reasonably charming story but my aim if I will get the green light to elaborate on is to create and transform the characters in a style which will reflect a childrens audience.
-Snow White and Rose Red by the Grimm Brothers
-Rumbelstinskin by the Grimm Brothers
-The Frog Prince by the Grimm Brothers
-The Stones Soup a folk tale
-Mr Vinegar by Joseph Jacobs
-The Four Children who went around the world by Edward Lear
-The Inchape Rock by James Baldwin
-The Three Sprinters by Brothers Grimm
-Beautiful as the Day by E.Nesvit
-The Tree Dwarfs from Andrew's Lang Red Fairy Book
Though I found some interesting points in terms of character design and digital sets in all of them. I've still not decided on which I will adapt. From my last tutorial with Alan he suggested me to find a charmy story on which I could adapt and target a young audience with a simple and effective style. Due to some obligations I had to travel back home and lost one tutorial and I've been a little bit behind.
Although the story on which I'm thinking to adapt on is "The elves and the shoemaker". A not reasonably charming story but my aim if I will get the green light to elaborate on is to create and transform the characters in a style which will reflect a childrens audience.
Hey Anastos,
ReplyDeleteSome further references re. simplification of forms:
Eric Carle
Charley Harper
also - go buy some plasticine and use your fingers to create forms for characters etc...
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Lu4c4-tx6y8/TLNB6qKxI6I/AAAAAAAAABY/Pz8tmfu0JDE/s1600/gumby-1.jpg
Put simply, change up your method - use modelling, collage and 'cut and paste' to channel your design ideas - then photograph, then bring those images back into photoshop etc. to tweak and refine and polish. I want you to have some fun and see 'character design' in its broadest, most creative sense.