Assignment: For this assignment you are going to create the ugliest and most horrifying monster anyone has ever seen, however you are not going to pull it out of thin air. Select three shapes from the handout provided and incorporate them into your design. You should utilize these shapes in your design however they need not and should not be literally included in the designs (meaning we don’t just want a living saxophone or a character with saxophones for legs). The shapes are a starting point that you may alter and add to to suit the needs of your character. The final design will include one construction pose (breaking down the character’s basic shapes and structure) our classic three turns (full front, 3/4, profile) and three action/movement poses. One pose should demonstrate the character’s weakness or vice (i.e. an elephant is supposedly afraid of mice, perhaps your character is afraid of lint or is addicted to eating lint). Characters can have up to twenty legs or arms. The number of eyes is unlimited.
Things to think about:
Think about the hierarchy of your shapes. Which will be the main shape that forms the body and which supplemental shapes best compliment it? What can be embellished or diminished to help the look and focus of your character?
As with previous assignments start with a strong line of action; keep in mind silhouette, character construction and movement.
Unlike previous assignments this character can be misshapen or abnormal. Is there still clarity in the construction of your character?
Think about what makes a character horrifying or gruesome? What characters from movies, books, comics, etc. can you think of that made you uneasy or frightened? What was it about those characters that was so effective? Was it blood and guts or something that tapped a more primary fear?
What type of character is your monster? Is it intelligent, a brute, misunderstood or unrepentant?
Minimum Size 11x17” -
Full color image can be on a separate page if desired.
Due Monday September 28th
And while I'm at it, here's a previous handout focusing on silhouettes:
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