Character Redesign

I recently started redesigning an original character called Adrian. He’s the head of a group of teachers called the EAGLE Squad. I haven’t got round to the other teachers properly yet, but this is the second time I’m redesigning him and this time I’m going in a completely different direction. One of the reasons I never got round to the other teachers is that I wasn’t that excited about the story or design - it needed reworking. I really felt like I should redesign him, but even when I went to start it I had no motivation at all. It wasn’t until I thought of him as a character in the 70s that I found new inspiration and started looking for reference to fuel my mind. Below you will see just how different version 3 is from versions 1 and 2.

Adrian version 1, 2 and 3 (rough version)

With version 2 I kept the same clothing but just wanted to push the shapes a bit more, but version 3 is a completely different version of Adrian - cooler, more in control. One of the main redesigns I wanted to redesign in the first place is that I want my portfolio to reflect where I’m at right now, all the things I’ve learnt since through studying and from my mentor. I wanted to start with some kids, but God wanted me to start with Adrian - God wins again!

I cleaned him up and experimented with different cool colours to bring out the personality I’m going for. I decided the purple was my favourite.

I then added some rough expressions and showed it to my mentor who kindly did a drawover for me which I then finalised and added a couple more expressions to as seen below:

I’ve really enjoyed this process so far and I’m looking forward to getting round to designing the other teachers this time.

That’s it for now. Until next time.

God bless,
Selom

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