These sketches were done prior to The Legion of Frankensteins. Drawing Frankenstein monsters is fun. Beauty or practicality doesn’t seem to be part of the Frankenstein skill set, at least not as far as surgery (or tailoring) is concerned. For the poor creatures it means they are shunned and rejected by humanity. For their portraiteers it means a constant challenge to find new ways of depicting mismatched parts.
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Burrabbs and Such
We’ll see George again, probably quite a few times. I finished another series of illustrations of the character in February.
For now, here are a couple of burrabb. And a k!lang warrior. That’s the guy with the beard. The k!lang run one of the space faring empires in the Sentient 39 universe. Or rather, they think they run it. Like most ruling classes they both run their world and are run by it.
Designing George, Part 14
These items were done as illustration seasoning for the cover for the self-help law book. At this point I don’t remember how they were to be used.
Designing George, Part 13
More pre-vector versions of George.
Designing George, Part 12
These are some pre-vectoring illustrations of George in his final design. Now that we’ve got George’s look worked out we’ve got a basic process for each new illustration. First the client tells me what George needs to be doing. In this case George needed to gesturing at important parts of the text. I then sketch out a few variations of a pose. Once the client decides which one is preferred I ink the sketch with a basic line. I then forward the illustration to the designer who converts it to a vector illustration for smoother reproduction.
Designing George, Part 11
It’s George, feeling rested from his day off.
This is his final outfit, a pullover sport sweater and t-shirt. The client thought his chin was too prominent in this illustration but otherwise this is our boy’s final design.
Jenny Tsunami
Let’s take a break from George for a moment. This young lady is Jenny Tsunami from Oz Squad.
Who?
I’m afraid you’ll have to wait for the comic for that answer.
Designing George, Part 10
Still working on tweaking George’s design. The version on the bottom is the result of the client asking for a more … macho? masculine? athletic? … version of the character. I wasn’t exactly sure what they were looking for but they didn’t care for the result. They thought he looked kind of intimidating, less friendly with the added mass. So George stayed thin.
Designing George, Part 9
Huh. Looks like I completely forgot to post yesterday. I’m sure y’all found other uses for your time.
Here we have George trying on different looks. The client liked his shoes (eventually) but wasn’t so keen on his turtleneck and black pants.
Designing George, Part 8
George is intended as both a mascot and a design element. Sometimes he’s used to illustrate a situation. Sometimes he stands on the page and helpfully points out important parts of the text. These are examples of him pointing out significant things to read. This was still not his final design. He’s mostly complete at this point. The client liked his shape wasn’t yet satisfied with his wardrobe.
