Thomas Mayfield Uca Rochester

So one of the main things with these figurines is their simplicity. Not being made up of bubbly fun shapes, but rather just solid simple shapes, so the picture can portray its creature a bit easier. So now I have established the characters in these birds, so now it will just be a case of transfering these images into something more artistic. So these individual color sheets are actually quite useful, because now I can literally cherry-pick the colors and traits that I like and work them into a new design. African Crowned Crane Color Map Frigate Bird Color Map Red Capped Manakin [Female] Color Map Red Capped Manakin Color Map So now I've got a much better idea of how I should go about creating these characters, these color palettes will serve me well, in a sense that I now know what colors work with what.

So I'm doing some homework in regards to how Charlie Harpers work is made, so I'm looking at the work so I can break down his work and turn it into a workflow. So far, the shapes are very simplistic but very intentional and recognizable, so already there are some rule I can make around this. So in the 2D Illustrations there is a large amount of simple colors and simple shapes used, detailing is done with small solid colors but there is never really any form of shading. Even parts of the world are colored in a way that the main picture becomes instantly more recognizable, so the point of focus on the image is much easier to spot. But by a long way charlies most significant sculpture which I would aim to use as a primary reference would be this one. This one stands out to me the most because of its sheer simplicity. Minus the feet this whole model has only four main shapes, its body, beak and tail. Its this kind of simplicity which is quite admirable,...

So after my Crit I've revived feedback for what I now need to do for my project. So far what I've done is this. I have done a lot of research into the birds I need to focus on, the original birds were a Red Capped Manakin Bird (Both Male and Female), Palm Cockatoo, Bird of Paradise, African Crowned Crane and a Frigate Bird. I have re-worked the way I post so I have more consistency in the amount I post, so I don't just vanish for a month, the decide to upload everything on here at once. So having a steady stream of content to come out is quite key. I've really upped my drawing game, as to be expected and can be seen, I have always really struggled with drawing and designing. But I've really done some homework and now I find drawing a lot easier. What I haven't really done is focus in my core artstyle, so the main criticism is that my characters look very quirky and fun! But they lean more towards a Jim Henson Style. This is problematic b...

 

The female red capped manakin is going to be the bird which the other birds are fighting over in my animation. Now already the female manakin bird is the prize for whoever is able to woo them with an amazing display. We have the frigate birds singing, the Palm cockatoos drumming, the bird of paradises dancing and the African Crowned Cranes size and majesty. But shes looking for something a little closer to her. She is the prize to fight for, but who will be the one she decides to fall in love with? So already I have a fair amount to work with since I'm technically doing two of the same bird, so some of the shapes I can derive from the male manakin bird, but this lil cutie should have her own little kinks as well. So to begin with it can already be seen in her color pallet that she has a prominent use of greens and yellows, almost like some sort of meadow, so taking that in mind I'm using things like moss and trees into account when designing her. Making h...