Generic Background Characters Redesign Thumbnails

Generic Man

Generic Woman

@Phil Empire State Building Design Update

I have tried adding more detail to make it look more comic-like and less plain, but still unsure whether it looks better with less or more detail?

Empire State Building Establishing Shot Design

Empire State Building 

Alternative Colour Scheme 01

Alternative Colour Scheme 02

Superhero Character Costume Design

Superhero Character Designs Further Development

Following some feedback I developed the designs further and combined features of the designs that seemed the most successful.

Environment Concept Art Idea Development

Empire State Building Concept Art

Development of Style for my concept art, I feel it needs to be more comic-style like my influences, so that it feels like a comic book world.

City Style Thumbnails

Superhero Character Pose Tests

Superhero Character Designs 1-15

Superhero Designs

I have tried making the design more classic superhero, resembling a Superman type hero, so that he can be instantly recognized as that type of character in the animation.

Initial Character Designs

Initial Design Sketches

These are some initial character designs for the supporting characters, who will be constantly looking down on their phones. 

Minor Project - Old Man Initial Sketches

Old Man - First Design

Initial Sketches #1

Initial Sketches #2

Cottage Colour Palette Rethink

I have changed the colours to make them less vibrant and feel more retro using colours from WW2 propaganda posters 

Colour Tests

Cottage Colour Palette Thumbnails

A

B

C

Possible colour palettes for my scene, based from colours used in WW2 British propaganda posters. I think the colours in A work best.

Cottage Refinement

Cottage Design Rethink

I am trying to make the objects the cottage is based from more recognizable in the design of the house following the shapes being lost in the design of my last cottage.

Cottage Style Idea

Base design for the cottage still needing rationed food items to be designed into it.

Further Development of Cottage Designs

Montage Paintovers

WW2 Montage Objects

Further Cottage Designs

Cottage Shape Designs

I tried some designs basing the shapes from WW2 objects.

Ration House Ideas