The Reel - Hell Scene Concept!

I'm also working on the Hell scene for the Reel, so I created this outline concept for the exterior background of the Hell scene, trying to incorporate details that they required for their design including the balcony - which I realise is at a bit of a wrong angle currently...

I received feedback that more lava would be desired! To create a dripping effect from the stalactites & also over the sides of rock islands.

The Reel - Hell Scene References/Inspiration

I'm working on the Reel for a second time working on & creating concepts from a different scene - the Hell scene featuring the devil interacting with an interior & exterior layout.

The initial part of the scene takes place within an interior with the character standing in front of a gothic style mirror & he then moves into the exterior, hell.

I collected some images to use an initial reference & as inspiration for both the gothic style mirror & the cave like hell exterior.

Underworld - Bible Cover!

My pre production bible cover! In this case the research & method bible cover...

I have gone with the working title of 'Ancient Family', almost a play on the titles of 'Modern Family' & 'The Addams Family'...

Underworld - Yet More Concept Art...

Part of the feedback I received during a tutorial was how I could explain details of the narratives & the ideas of the Underworld, however they weren't being displayed visually.

So I created a few additional pieces of concept art to aid the narratives & to the audience can see this in front of them as opposed to me just telling them...

Charon fishing out Darwin out of the River Styx...

Momma Leucia carving up the dinner of a human leg...

Leucia in her job turning a guilty creature to stone...

Underworld Concept Art!!

Concept art with backgrounds & full colour!

Underworld - Ready To Be Judged?

Part of Greek mythology - particularly in relation to the Underworld is to do with beliefs of the Afterlife!

So as part of the concept art for this animation I designed the different areas of the Underworld... & the process of how you get there!

The elevator ride down from the mortal surface & world into the Underworld...

Cafe Morte... the waiting room of the Underworld. Purgatory, waiting for Charon to take you to be judged..

The Elysian Fields! Where the good souls go & the countryside of the Underworld, undamaged.

The Fields of Punishment, now the sweat shops & factories of the Underworld.

Built on by its dwellers.

& Tartarus, the flamey horrible painful part of the Underworld at the centre of the Earth for the worst of souls...

Underworld - Characters.

Secondary character designs & additional character poses for the character of Leucia & a more detailed & developed design of Charon.

Again using block colour mainly with less of a use of texture & dramatic shadow which need to be added in accordance to the background & background design/lighting.

Leucia illustrating her penchant for alcohol...

The annoying hippy, ultra positive new neighbours...

Aunt Persephone.

The old lady maid.

Leucia's pimp-like boss.

Thina's gay best friend..

Underworld - Concept Art.

The beginnings of concept art for the characters! There are no backgrounds included in these designs as of yet which will come later in addition to more dramatic use of shadow for the characters and a development in texture.

The backgrounds needs to contrast the characters in order for the characters not to be lost in the backgrounds so I am considering only using the black outlined style for the characters and simply using texture and colour for the background style. 

So these are initial poses and character interactions for the pieces of concept art, background incorporation and design to come...

Underworld - Character Poses & Expressions.

Basic character colours for turnarounds & expressions! Intending to add some more defined shadows & possibly textures, however as I want the characters to stand out from the backgrounds regarding the animation I think I'll involve less texture with characters. But pro markers, gel pen, pencil & ink.

Leucia - the mama Siren, a loving hard working character but with an aggressive streak & an ever increasing enjoyment of wine...

Thina - the power hungry teenage Gorgon daughter.

Charon - the Daddy ferryman of the River Styx.

Xander - the introverted son in training to be a helper of Hades with the dream of racing Pegasus.

Underworld - Background Colour continued...

 

Kitchen colour experiments! Definitely prefer this colour scheme & style to the previous digital colour!

Experimented with a variety of textures, some real marble photograph textures to some created textures contrasting the block colour.

I think the style of the design below without the black line art is more interesting visually & more emulates the style I was looking at. Plus it's very different from what I am used to creating so I found it challenging but an interesting effect & design.

Redone rough house exterior according to the measurements & interior design created. 

Plus an upstairs layout!

Underworld - Character Colour...

Character colour experiments yet again, still unsure as to how to add colour to the characters... so more experiments & more to come...

Left: Watercolour,

Right: Pro marker & gel pen.

Digital colour & texture.

Underworld - Expression Sheets.

Initial expression sheets for all four characters! Conveying what I hope to be a variety of emotions & facial expressions...

Leucia the Siren mamma.

Charon the pappa.

& Xander the son.