Character Design : Session 1

I was given my set of criteria for my character design for this unit. I got a Shark, Diva in the UPA animation style. That is set in a 50's MGM Dance Musical, having a musical night out on the town while dancing.

The first part of the session was researching a object, before designing it to look like it belongs to someone and seeing that character in the object.

During this first session I researched my conceit, this being UPA animation while doing some drawing of sharks. Mainly I was trying to understand the style of UPA and trying to apply it to the character I was given in the class and my character as a shark.

Attempt 1.

Second attempt.

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