{"id":428,"date":"2026-05-28T01:24:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T01:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danforthportfolios.com\/lm1002570\/?page_id=428"},"modified":"2026-08-21T13:53:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T13:53:52","slug":"elementor-428","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/danforthportfolios.com\/lm1002570\/elementor-428\/","title":{"rendered":"Skill Showcase"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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I was tasked with creating a character using specific qualifications all due within thirty hours. I chose the prompt “a cold rat” from the five selections. Here is how it started.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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I began with looking through expressions and trying to figure out just how I wanted my character to come off to the audience.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Next I looked through different variations of anthropomorphic rat references to kind of get an overall idea of what I’d be working towards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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After that I had to pick out clothing for him. I knew that whatever happened I wanted this rat to wear something.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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This was my first attempt at drawing out the character and getting an overall feel with sketching.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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With the original sketches I tried out a few different color pallets for the character.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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After careful consideration and the opinion of others around me, I chose the navy blue and red to the left.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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After the entire production process I finally had Oliver. This here is the finally character board and the fun little turnaround animation.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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