May 9, 2010

Monster Dad

One thing I wanted to tackle this week was exploring whether my "monster dad" could act at all (I mean, drawing him once doesn't tell me much. Could I draw him again? In different poses? Could he emote at all? . . . and what kind of character was coming through?).

The first thing I discovered was that there's very little difference between a cow, a dinosaur, and my monster. But I want a design that's simple and likable. This may not be the final version, but I like it enough to stay in this basic "envelope" for now. More acting explorations ahead!

19 comments:

Shana said...

Monster Dad seems to be a good emoter Justin! :) I think the bottom row is my favorite set! nicely done!

Andrew Finnie said...

Ho! This is pretty superb Justin. I've had af ew winez hiccup so I wond say moref.

But seriously, you have the touch :0 to bring things alive - the Lazarus touch?

my magic word is 'dentical'. Can you believe that!

. justin segal said...

Monster Dad thanks you, Shana!
... and I thank you, too. Great feedback!

. justin segal said...

Amdrew, you are too kind.
No really, too kind -- the Lazarus touch?!

This little monster isn't Frankenstein!

("dentical" is a perfect word -- do you use that one on all your patients? ;)

k.h.whitaker said...

The bottom row is my favorite too Justin. You did a great job. I've never done a sequence like this either. Too many things to do, so little time :)

. justin segal said...

Great, karen — thanks! We all chip away, chip away, don't we? Just so long as we keep moving forward, it's all good ...

AtelierBrigitte said...

Great exploration into your 'monster dad'character.

. justin segal said...

thanks, Brigitte!

the whole "getting-to-know-you" part of creating characters is so much fun.

anil ks said...

..great poses and expressions..waiting for his more actions..

. justin segal said...

thanks, Anil! I'll try to post more soon.

Jose said...

Cool, great how you're fleshing this guy out.

Now.. I see the dinosaur, but a cow? :)

. justin segal said...

thanks, Jose.

I guess the cow thing is something I saw in my mind's eye, and just can't shake! Onward!

羅NohemiL信幸 said...

your artical is so funny!! it make me so happy!! .............................................

. justin segal said...

why, thank you very much!

Susan said...

Hey Justin!

I'm visiting a little bit before I have to sign off for quite awhile.

Wow, this monster Dad is incredible! Very smart idea to experiment with the character, really the only way to get to 'know' them.

Best of luck, you've got awesome ideas!

. justin segal said...

thanks, Susan! ... looks like I'm way behind in posting here: I've got an all-new, even more-expressive and fun "monster dad" now, but he never would've been created without this one coming first (it showed me what I needed to change).

I'll get some new stuff up soon!

Timothy Banks said...

Justin –

Hey man! These sketches look great –

Tim

. justin segal said...

thanks, Tim!

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