April 25th

Now that i had my first design of my final character i decided to create a digital version. To do this i scanned in my page of designs into the computer and imported it into Adobe Illustrator. I then used the Live Trace "Comic Art" function to turn the image into simple black and white. Then on a new layer i used the brush tool to trace over the outline of my character. I did this to create a childlike freehand feel to the image. Then on a new layer i roughly painted behind the lines, purposely not colouring in the lines perfectly, again to give a childlike quality. I was quite pleased with the final image and think that it is a success.

I then went on to create a page of variations on the design that were made on Illustrator. These were then commented on by several people. These comments will help me to create a final design for my character.

Once i have a final design i will then think about turning my character 3D and creating designs from various angles.