my process in creating this mood board was a few ideas and thoughts, the vibe and characters I have in mind are quite alternative and seen as this unit is about lip syncing and acting I wanted as many interesting cartoony expressions.
I wanted to try out new styles as i always draw humans realistically, or less cartoon like. i took inspiration form characters like mob from mob psycho 100 and game characters like Mario and sonic. i liked the idea of a short character and a tall character as this can be humorous depending on the context.
Character design exercise, trying to step out my comfort zone. only drawing what i can hear:
initial character designs: based on the task before, I closed my eyes and imagined 3 characters based on their voices and these designs were more refine versions. the issue at this point was that they didn’t seem to come from the same universe/have the same drawing style.
Background design: my initial idea for the background was a simple grey toned woodland area. and this would be zoomed into in the first scene. I first created a sketch then dew a design.
honestly I hated how it looked, not only was it not similar to the general art style of the characters but It seemed rushed and the added grain made it look cheap.
second background attempt:
I feel like this is more consistent and makes more sense with the animation I wanted to create, although I fear that this sets dark mood because of the subtle grain and dark colouring( which isn’t the vibe I want to create)
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