Skills showcase project

this project was a skills showcase meant to show what I have learned thus far in the digital media design course. the target audience for this character was teens and young adults who enjoy art/are very creative, and kids who are young aspiring artists that may see their future selves in a wacky, colorful artist character. i had a week with a total of 30 hours to complete this project. I used asymmetrical  balance and colors that went well together in order to show my ability to use design principles in my works. I identified my target audience and created the design and personality with it in mind. 

One challenge I faced was figuring out how to make the 3/4th perspectives for the gif and the dynamic poses for the main drawings. I overcame that by using a good amount of references, and trying my best despite being unsure about how the 3/4th perspectives were turning out. In the end, it turned out ok and the dynamic poses looked great, in my opinion.

the greatest challenge I faced throughout the entire design was trying not to hate my own work. I had been staring at it for too long, and thought it looked bad, despite the reassurance that most others liked the design when shown to them. in the end, I just had to take breaks from looking at it and focusing on it, and I started to like it more when I came back from these breaks. this served as a reminder that my own work isn’t always gonna look good to me, and I will probably notice all the tiny details and mistakes that the majority of others wouldn’t notice, and that I just have to push through and complete the piece. overall, in the end, I was proud of the finished work and it gave me new ideas to add to my art style.