Unit X - The Brainless Deer

Figure 1: Sketchbook Drawing

My point of view of the three main characters are influenced by author Charles Foster Being a Beast, 2016. For in the book Charles Foster describing the deer being a god like creature, I used that perspective to create my story.

For the Deer being a god like creature, I created a snow background for the scenes. When winter comes, the Deer are hidden. The Fox has found the deer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 2: Sketchbook Drawing

The Deer are more hidden than the Fox, in the landscape and so by looking back on my drawing, I have chosen to focus on the head area and concentrate on the figures and landscapes separately. The body in this drawing is disjointed from the face.  It seems to lack as much detail and the details within the face become the focus for the picture.

 

 

 

Figure 3: Sample.

I have selected out area of my drawing matter.  In developing my samples, I chose to focus, upon the strength of the drawing, and developed the facial expression of the fox.  This is the key to reflecting the storyline accurately. The character is the link between both the deer and the lions. Therefore, I have chosen to try and hide the fox inside the illustrations.

The illustrators can sometimes introduce their own characters without a monologue (ref) therefore; I wanted to try this technique here to help drive the story more.

There is a strong link towards my Bradford brief. I designed this to be a subtle existence of a complex character.

 

 

Figure 4: Sample

I experienced the downfall of using lightweight fabric, as the tension made the fabric ripple and tighten.  I plan to solve this problem by using heavier weight fabric for my following samples, but also I plan to embellish felt around the figure in terms of making the most effective use of this work and for being sustainable.