A bit on the painter steps to this one

The Hills Are (more) Alive

A rough scene from the story

I've framed out a sequence, and this is just one I did to get it on paper...here we see his partner in crime, a bucket-wielding hunchback (someone that has been with him forever).

Executioner Turnarounds Tie-Down

Executioner Tie-Downs

Nailing some facial expressions down to a final as well as a couple more hero poses

Tighter on the hero pose

Adding a bit more life to my Death-Maker

Expressions Sheet

After seeing Tim Burton's show at MoMa, NYC not too long ago, I have so much respect for his creative process. Here is a page from his book, "Tim Burton's The nightmare Before Christmas - The Film, The Art, The Vision." I was attempting to do an expressions sheet of my new character for this CGMA class, and this page lives comfortably in my cobweb-filled memory for reference!

Daydreaming Executioner

Longing for the finer things in life, our tender-hearted killer dreams of trying out them out for himself... he just doesn't quite know just how to approach any of them!

Another Wanderlust Executioner

Daydreaming Executioner

Assignment No. 1 in our Character Design for Production CGMA class:

"Character based off of a Profession & Attitude."

Day in, day out; lopping off heads from dawn 'til dusk. What's an executioner to do? There's got to be a better life, another hobby, another job! Until then...