The Villain: General Frag - Original Designs 1 as well as 2
The Images above show the development of my “villainous” character General Frag, as I built his Flash Animation character model, who has been one of the an estimated all designed characters in my small collection, as well as the an estimated all successful. From Design One (top left) I was really happy with the Blue, Gray as well as Red colour scheme, large grinning mouth as well as its amphibious appearance, as did all of the people I showed it to. However the round headed design as well as the “testicle” shaped anger lines between his eyes, was letting the character down. So at the end of sketching out some new designs in my Sketch book I settled on the more Goat like faced design seen in Image Two (top right), as well as the class mates I showed it to came to an agreement it was a much better design, as well as really helped manufacture him look like a villainous military leader (mainly because of the fact that of his big Sargent/General like chin). However I was not happy with his lower body, as in spite of the fact that I liked the armored shoes as well as cap, I felt he looked to thin as well as “teenage”, as well as that his design could be pushed even further, So I came up with Design Three (below)…
 
The Villain: General Frag - Design 3
This Snake/Slug like body I feel really helps break him apart from the other characters, as well as really shows him as the an estimated all “Alien”. It also (especially in my concept art) gives him some more age, as well as overpowering “bulk”, both physically as well as in the way his character has a presence. The Snake/Slug like body (which is slightly different again in my current Animation version, not shown here) was slightly inspired by Jabba the Hutt from Star Wars, who is also a powerful, villainous leader.  However it was also thought up as I tried to manufacture him seem even more aquatic. Despite his new found bulk, he shall still be a very mobile as well as even fast moving character (like a Hippo), who’s bloodthirsty military mind as well as brute strength still makes him a very dangerous foe, both off as well as on the battlefield.
Note: The Designs above are from the designs which are to be used in my Animation part of my brief. Therefore they lack much detail as well as shading.





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