Ghoulies part 1

This is a quick little rough's spread sheet I did for a character for the Halloweenies compilation. These are designed to be ghostly or spiritual figures comprised of unearthly materials so as to add a sense of mist-like properties; typical ghost stuff. As can be told by a couple of the designs, I really wanted to play around with different shapes. With these I decided that a simpler design would be cause for a better design overall. They were done on 5.5X8.5 sketch paper in graphite. The final design will be posted later this week. Vaya con Dios.

Scarecrow part 3

This is the second scarecrow design I came up with. From the style sheets you can see that I wanted to have one with more of an action-feel to it, and thus spawned my oriental scarecrow fighter. This is a little closer to my character styling without going too much into the details. Long story short, the souls of two individuals - an American living in -insert Asian country- and a warrior from -insert Asian country- clashed and merged while traveling the intermediary plane (realm of the dead) and entered an old scarecrow. Due to the clashing of souls, and therefore cultures and everything else that makes a person who they are, the scarecrow reformed itself to  accommodate both. Some design notes - one hand is a scythe and one eye is stitched shut due to the warrior's battle scars. The pattern on some of the clothing is meant to be pleated to show a bit of Americana; same goes for the patchwork and stitching. This was done on 5.5X8.5 sketch paper in graphite. Comment and let me know what you think. Vaya con Dios.

Scarecrow part 2

This is the first final scarecrow design I did and the same one I'm going to use for a compilation I'm putting together called The Halloweenies. My inspiration for this design was loosely based on the generic stick figure ideology, and the style was meant to be a combination of the DC Universe animation and my own style, all while holding a bit of a sense of a Burtonesque feel to it as well. The scythe was made big so as to offer a slight balance between thin and thick; also, although it was unintentional, the handle and blade combined seem to make an ''S'' shape, so it works out for me. The raven atop the scythe is meant to serve as a familiar - I figured that if a scarecrow is meant to scare crows away, why not have one that isn't afraid and instead becomes the scarecrow's pall. His gesture will be explained when the final compilation is put together and posted. This was done on 5.5X8.5 sketch paper in standard graphite. Please post any and all comments. Vaya con Dios.

Scarecrow part 1

Just some draft sheets for a scarecrow design I had been contemplating for less than a day. These are a good representation of my current design and drawing processes. All were done on 5.5X8.5 sketch paper. Comments, complaints, thoughts - place them below. Vaya con Dios.

Digital Comic Test

These are the images that make up my digital comic I had to do for an Animation II class. The idea behind it was loosely based around a water world and the main character is considered a nobody even though her occupation is of the utmost importance. However, she must give it all up when she discovers that there is more to water than it just being a source of survival and livelihood. All of them were done on 11X17 paper in Col-Erase pencil. The course had run out of time - it runs for only ten weeks - so the comic never got to the digital stage, however I am thinking of finishing it on my own time, if I find any. Vaya con Dios.

Level Design

A level I designed in class; the basic concept was that the Disney Fairies universe went through a black hole and their magic transformed while in a new dimension - my idea was to have it transform into music -- the magic lies withing the music, hence why the structures resemble musical instruments. I thought it was a cool and different take on the concept, and thus I decided to create an actual character to place within the realm - I will post it soon, I just have to prioritize my projects first. Although this is only the final piece, the entire production process took the initial seven hours as printed in the upper right-hand corner. This was done on 11X17 paper in warm grey copic markers. Please leave a comment and tell me what your thoughts are. Vaya con Dios.

Character Design

A character I created for my character design class; his name is Malik - M. Ali K -- first letter of my last name. I decided to break my comfort zone of more detailed and realistic pieces by doing him in a more stylized/cartoony style all while still maintaining a certain reality to it. Unfortunately I never came up with a backstory for him-leave a comment if you think I should make one or if you have a suggestion. This was done on 9X12 smooth Bristol board in standard graphite pencil. Vaya con Dios.