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The Art of Adapta-on B: Periodic Elements as Characters Danny Rollings
30/04/15
Pre-‐Simplifica-on Originally my plan was to adapt the periodic elements as Big Brother contestants, allowing their base designs to be human yet varied in art style, with their personali-es and appearance based on the characteris-cs of the elements themselves.
Below are my first thumbnails, which aMempt to achieve this with diamond…
A New Way of Thinking Having received valuable advice from staff members and alumni, I completely changed my tac-cs. Rather than sketching
out human characters, I began to build character silhoueMes from basic vector shapes created within Photoshop. Incorpora-ng the characteris-cs of the elements into these shapes remained very important.
My method changed, but my goal remained the same.
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Helium is a noble gas, resul-ng in a lack of reac-vity; making it useful for food preserva-on. Helium is lighter than air so is commonly used within party balloons and blimps, it is Helium’s lighter than air nature that causes a person’s voice to go
squeaky a]er being inhaled, which can be dangerous due to Oxygen displacement and depriva-on. When electrically excited Helium glows a lilac shade purple.
Helium Part 01: Info & Influence Map
Helium Part 02: SilhoueMe Stage A]er I had completed thumbnails 01 – 32, I was advised not to draw in features at this early stage of the
process. A]er establishing my favourite silhoueMe, I moved onto the details stage…
Helium Part 03: Adding Details
Helium Part 04: Posing Part 01 My first two pose tests were created more for fun than development, however they became a valuable
resource for establishing part of the character’s nature; that they are unable to touch the ground.