Character Design - Sidekick Colour Options

Here are some colour options for my sidekick. As both my hero and villain don't have much colour in their designs, I have decided to have the sidekick more colourful.

I prefer the yellow as this fits best with the character.

Character Design - Prop Development

I designed some futuristic weapons that would have been developed by the villain. In my story, the hero runs from the villain's office when he finds out the truth about his transformation, so therefore he would be the character to carry the guns after picking them up while fleeing.

Here are the final colour versions of the best two designs. I used colours that will appear in some parts of the villains robotics to tie them together, even though the hero will be using the props.

Character Design - Villain Turnaround and Expressions

After finishing designing the body of my villain, I designed these faces for him. I decided to use a combination of the mouth from the first, and the rest of the face from the third image.

Here is the final turnaround for my villain. Justin had suggested adding some kind of facial disfigurement so I added the burn scar on his head, which would have occurred in an accident during his transformation.

This is the final expression sheet for the villain, as with the other characters I chose to illustrate important expressions for the story.

Character Design - Villain Development

As my villain has robotic limbs, I sketched these drawings to help me development him. It helped to look at the structure of bones and muscles.

I took some of the silhouettes I made for my villain and used the overall shape to develop the character.

Character Design - Hero and Sidekick Expression Sheets

Here are the expression sheets for my hero and sidekick. I chose to illustrate expressions that would be important in the story for both characters.

Character Design - Hero Turnaround

This is the turnaround for my hero. I used a mix of the faces, hair and outfits I designed to find the combination I was happiest with. 

Now that I have finished designing the style of my character, I have moved onto painting in colour. Here are some hair colour choices, I personally prefer the light brown colour.

Character Design - Sidekick Turnaround

Here is my sidekick turnaround. I chose a simple design for my sidekick with exaggerated proportions. In my story the sidekick was created as a prototype therefore the robot is clunky and imperfect.

I wanted the sidekick to seem friendly and a bit stupid. As he was discarded and ran away before he could be dismantled by the villain, I have included cracks in his skull, exposing wires for his hair, adding to his imperfection.