MOODBOARD AND INSPO:

INITIAL FACE AND POSE DESIGN SKETCHES:

FINAL DESIGN + MORE SKETCHES:

ANALYSIS:

The character theme/prompt I chose for this rotation was ‘winter’. I used Procreate for all my sketches and final design. After having a look at Pinterest for vague inspiration, I decided i’d go with a black ice queen. When I think of fantasy and royal images and characters surrounding winter and winteresque literature, there are only white females. A main reason behind my interest in storytelling and animation derives from a desire to see more black women and people of marginalised groups in all types of media. I thought I’d begin with this portrayal of a powerful but beautifully delicate black ice queen, whos beauty exists in addition to her power, demonstrated through the whitr sparkles on her skin and her hands. There’s more to this mystical character, something I’m hoping a viewer would want to know or figure out by looking at her.