Adaptation Part B - More Clothing Development

Taking pieces from my initial costume designs, I have developed these thumbnails. In the book, Arrietty is adventurous but naive so I hope to show by giving her clothes that are both childish and girly, and rough and practical.

Adaptation Part B - Character Expressions

After deciding on Arrietty's face design, I sketched some expressions that show her character. I still want to experiment more with different textures and colours for her hair and clothing.

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Adaptation Part B - Character Clothes Thumbnails

In photoshop, I experimented with Arrietty's clothes. I want her outfit to look as though all of the elements have been found. My favourite is number 4. The dress would be made of pieces of different materials, for example a piece of lace or cotton. The skirt would be held together at the top with a strip of material, either a ribbon, shoelace or tape measure etc. For her shoes, I had the idea of making them out of the tips of the fingers from a pair of gloves, with grips on the bottom.

Adaptation Part B - Further Character Development

Here are some thumbnail sketches of possible faces for Arrietty. I think that 3, 4 and 5 are the best as they fit the age I'm aiming for.

Next I moved onto designing some possible hairstyles. I think that 2 and 3 would work well with the style and age of my character.

Taking some of my thumbnails into photoshop, I started experimenting with hair colours. I quite like the idea of making her hair in thick strands that are like wool, 3 and 4.

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