Equation 1: plotting evil schemes in her evil lair
Colours: Analogous
Sea monster likes to wear her stripy sweater in a silly way. She stayed up all night devising evil plans.
Aerial view of evil lair is made up of infinite pillows. A blanket is buried somewhere among the pillows. Under this blanket is the sea monster’s work station.
Her work station is a fish tank containing weapon inventory. It’s too dangerous to take them out using bare hands so the tank works like a claw machine arcade game which rolls the weapons out in capsules.
The capsules are not drawn yet but they will look like the type of plastic bags the uncle from the fish shop puts your guppies in.
Further improvements / experimentation:
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- I’m not sure if the teal colour scheme best describes the mood I want to portray. I’d like to continue experimenting with analogous / monochromic colours like maybe this one^
Equation 2: doing the laundry after being defeated by superhero
Colours: Triad
Doing the laundry is a therapeutic activity for sea monster after being defeated by superhero once again. Sea monster always looks forward to watching the washing machine spin up close. It reminds her of her ocean home.
Further improvements / experimentation:
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- Colour scheme can try out more combinations of triads
Below is a previous work I’ve done recently which best illustrates the art style and base colours I’m going for. Using these colours, I think I need more time to experiment with different combinations e.g. split complementary / complementary / monochromatic, etc.
Equation 3: partying on a rooftop
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Me | Wearing a retro track suit with an exercise band over forehead. Cheeky facial expressions. |
Setting | Aerial view of rooftop. In the middle, there is a low square table, wide enough for a few people to sit on and have some ramen and soju. Lined up against the walls are retro arcade machines e.g. street fighter, some other shooting games. There is a retro TV with two game consoles and wireless mics for casual karaoke. There is a basket ball stand with a disco ball attached where the net is supposed to be. |
Me + Setting | Sea monster with 2-3 other friends partying. I haven’t decided on how they will party yet but it will be either of the following:
Singing karaoke and dancing to the disco ball / Having ramen and soju / Playing video games (something like street fighter featuring themselves vs superheroes) |
Equation 4: fighting superheroes on the street
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Me | Sea monster wearing a fish head, with fierce eyes, ready for battle |
Setting | On the streets, aerial view of traffic crossing with superhero vehicles parked around, some hovering in the air |
Me + Setting | An intense battle between sea monster and super hero. Both are in mechanic body suits that span larger than buildings. Sea monster’s is made of different sea creatures e.g. prawns, crabs, piranhas, etc with a central head made of a sushi bento box. The super hero’s is like a muscular robot shooting laser beams out like Ultraman. Sea monster is defeated by super hero. |
Biggest challenges so far:
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inspiration for character design
Further ideation and sketches in visual journal.