Genius Hour Research 3

What I did this week:

I completed four character designs I could use to reference, so each illustration with this character could look similar. These drawings answer my second question from last week, on how to have my characters look the same throughout my book. For each drawing I learned how to site my reference photo and included these below. These citations answered my question from last week on how to cite references for illustration.

Sir Gerard the Gerbil

cutegerbil [Image]. (2012). Retrieved from https://piremongolia.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/cutegerbil.jpg

Yenin, M [Image]. Retrieved from https://www.artstation.com/artwork/42LR2

Duncan the Great Dane Squire

Heroes of Camelot. [Image]. Retrieved from https://heroes-of-camelot.fandom.com/wiki/Squire

American Kennel Club. [Image]. Retrieved from https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/great-dane/

Boris
(I completed this drawing with my own cat as a real life reference so no citation is needed)

Darrel Ducky
(I just drew this from my memory of ducks, so no reference)

Then I completed the rough sketches for my four final drawings. To answer my first questions on how I would pick four scenes to illustrate, I picked the scenes that I though I could complete in the time frame, and ones that showed different sections of the story. In my trouble shooting last week I discussed being concerned about time, so I want to make sure I set manageable goals for these final illustrations.

Boris Dreaming

Gerard and Duncan

Darrel Saves Boris

Boris is Knighted

What did I learn?

I learned how to cite reference photos, about character design, how to time manage to complete all my drawings and refined my drawing skills. I also completed rough sketches of backgrounds which helped with learning how to create backgrounds, but I will have to continue this week to work on this skill.

Troubleshooting:

I will have to learn when to allow my illustrations to be finished, as I am a perfectionist and my art is never good enough. I need to overcome this perfectionism to complete my genius hour in the time limit, as well as to manage my time with other courses. I will have to schedule time to complete the final four illustrations and work within this.

Need to do this week:

This week I need to complete my four final drawings, my TEDtalk, and my final blog post.

Questions: 

1. How will I ensure my backgrounds feel like they are to the same level of my character design?
2. How will I manage my time to complete the drawings and other genius hour tasks?
3. What text will I include on each page? 

Where to go from here: 

From here I will finish my genius hour blog this week, but I want to continue to work on my drawing and illustration skills in a digital format.