Character Design Project 2021 - Pia

In this project I set out to create a deeply develpoed character from start to finish, inspired by my own independant research. The eventual design was a young mechanic in a post-apocalyptic italy, fending for herself and turning 60s era racing equipment into the motors that she'd use to win against the warlord that ruled her hometown. This is a visual exploration of my work in towards finding Pia's design.

To see the full annotated breakdown of this project, see below:

Pia Character Design Project 2021.pdf

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Initial design work

After some further exploratory sketches above, I was pleased with the direction of her design, but it was skewing a bit too teenagery for the original ideas I had presented, and needed some work on her silhouette to make her design pop.

After that, I was able to really hone in on my final design. To the left, I began to explore the final touches to her base design, and below, sketches exploring prop and environment work crucial to finding her final design. This includes exploratory sketches and final designs of her car, and her workshop.

Props

Environment Designs

Final Designs - Turnaround and expression sheet