Alienated

We recently learnt about how to use reference images to our advantage in our artwork. Getting a stance for a character right can be extreemely tricky so using reference allows you to get a starting point for a stance and it helps work our proportions. Starting by drawing a basic outline around the reference to get the foundation and to avoid copying too much is the best way to do it.

To try it out, I had a go with a male reference and created an alien from it. This is the original stance:

I built on it and using the reference ended up with this image:

Sea of Ghosts: Creedy drawing

After drawing his face, I did some quick rough sketches based on the descriptions in the book to get an idea of what his clothing would look like. Since it was never explained in detail I had to go with what was actually mentioned.

Although my initial sketches could have been something Creedy would wear, I eventually changed it all together for a final sketch the character.

I then combined the two to create a final sheet in photoshop ready to print and hand in.

Creedy

First off I decided to draw his face, as this is his main feature and it is the most vividly described in the book. His most interesting feature is his clockwork eye, definately something you don't see everyday. He also has a missing left ear which he lost in a fight.

I decided to draw his face with thick lines to make the fact he is quite tough stand out. The thick lines emphasize his jaw and thick neck. To represent his lost ear I drew the side of his face slightly deformed, and his clockwork eye was drawn with references of old camera lenses and clockwork pieces. To represent the brine, I added dry cracked patches of skin to his cheek.

Drowned in Brine

Now that I am back from the Christmas break and have read the Sea of ghosts, I have now been given my brief on which character I am drawing, picked out of a hat. The character I have to draw is a character called Creedy drowning in brine.

Creedy is a big, bald character who is quite shifty and a thief. He is an interesting character who will be fun to draw. The brine turns skin dry and anyone who comes into contact with it for long enough turns into a lifeless body. I don't think I will able to draw him fully transformed so I think I will draw the character and then include some minor patches to show he has started to change.