Character design aspect of the admission slip. Admittedly, I haven't had my character design class yet. I had her pictured so perfectly while coming up with her, but after hours of trying to draw her exactly how I wanted, I gave up and bit the bullet with this. It is similar to how I pictured her, some minor adjustments need to be made. I worried myself over creating two others to go with her, but i had to get something in. Oh well.

Backstory:

         She is the Robin Hood of the frozen badlands, the bringer of goods to the people who need them. She is the protector of the innocent, slayer of bandits and raiders alike. She rides her trusty steed, Bernard, into the snow-swept wastelands of Sinai. He name is Laura, and she has saved Sinai on countless occasions before bedtime.

         Laura is a child with a big imagination. She, her Saint Bernard, and her thieving post-apocalyptic alter ego can be seen roaming around the neighborhood, “stealing treasure” (sweets, small toys, etc. that get returned later) and getting into fights with the bullies that reside there. As many times as she is pushed down, she has gotten back up to face them again another day. The innocent she protects is a sickly boy that cannot come outside, but she tries her best to make him happy and tells him of her adventures in the wastelands.

         Her parents, who hail from geek culture and show her the finer points, spur her imagination on. She aspires to be like the heroes they show her. To protect the innocent like her favorite superheroes and going on adventures like explorers in the 1950’s are her passion.

         Laura may look innocent, but she is the master thief of the neighborhood, and usually gets away with it with Bernard by her side. She is a firecracker that is hard to keep up with, especially on Bernard’s back. Although it is unknown how she managed it, she rides Bernard like a champion jockey. Bareback!

Maybe the style I had chosen doesn't fit as well as I'd like it? I had pictured a mix between Chris Sanders and Mary Blair. But i had watched a lot of tutorials before sketching. Her body is made up of simple shapes, and she has a great backstory (To me at least) defending why she has what she has.

My page of Life Drawing to submit. No real rhyme or reason to it, just drawing the human body (or parts of it) to the best of my ability. Been a little rusty since I haven't had a life drawing class in a year. The application slip is a little ambiguous, so I drew to fill a page.

One of the two images I submitted for my Art 255 final.