Finally Finished This Piece Of Cloé And Jiro (My Favourite Couple). I Did The Draft (ages Ago) While

Dylyn’s Young/Won’t die for a while/Immortal Dad.

Part 1/6 - The Framing Device (The Family)

       Part 2 - Style | 3 - The Sicilian Assassins | 4 - Buttercup and Westley | 5 - The Prince and the Count | 6 - Florin Castle

Around two years ago for my final year of college, I was required to pick an existing story to imagine as an animated adaption. So to make sure it could hold my attention for a whole year, of course I chose The Princess Bride.

Let’s start with the grandson from the movie is all grown up telling the story to his own kids. 

The Dad’s design is inspired by Fred Savage, who played the grandson in the movie, combined with a softness and reliably dorky impression that the project calls for. The book talks about the author’s father and his own son while the movie depicts a grandfather and grandson. But the Princess Bride is a story that has something for everyone, it’s not just for little boys. The two children express the idea, further driving it home with their differing personalities — The Princess Bride is for Everyone.

Side note: I needed something to tie their designs together and keep them cohesive, so I thought bears might be a funny way to do it (please get the joke) 🐻🧸🐼

For the kids’ bedroom, I wanted to eliminate the barrier of bed and chair so that a growing closeness between the father and his kids could be literally depicted as the series progresses. I took cues from retro interior design (wood panelling, colours, etc.) and modern design (light wood, shelving/divider, platform, etc.) to create something contemporary but would carry with it a nostalgic undertone.

Harvey Variations

Mechanic and on-field spy outfits for his new storyline. See more variations of Harvey here

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While thinking Danielle/Cloé, I was wondering why she never felt right as a metaphorical sunflower. I always knew it would be important to her character, but it never felt right. It was while focusing on Jiro that I realised that Danielle/Cloé isn’t the sunflower, Jiro is. While Danielle/Cloé is the sun itself.

So here is Jiro with his fellow sunflowers, me trying to capture the happy and bright but soft gentle-ness and sincerity of his personality.

Nikolai and The Queen

Just decided to have a little fun with these two hehe

I played fe7 as a kid, and only played fe6 when I was older. The fact that you can't do anything about the fate of the fe7 lords in fe6 was so painful. It felt like you really fail them as a friend and that keeping their kids alive and getting them to their happy endings felt like a personal promise and an apology to old friends.

Sunflower Field Time Lapse My firststudy on an iPad (courtesy of my awesome blockmate for lending me her iPad for a while) for a painting we'll be doing in class.

Finished version can be found here (Finished in Photoshop laptop)

I had a little too much fun with Nikolai today hehehe

On the illustration on the right, when I removed everything apart from the reds and the strap, the resulting silhouette was so strong that it just made me think of those Minimalist movie posters. So I just had to do this. I also could not pass up the opportunity of Nikolai “staring” questioningly at his movie poster hehehe.

Also, this is NOT an actual movie. Just me having fun. I just thought that if an actor would play Nikolai, the perfect face would be Matt Bomer. If someone would play Empress Natasha, it would be Natalie Portman. Elizabeth Debicki would play the Queen Nikolai ironically falls in love with.

When you’re loyal to your house and family but also in love with the enemy.

Needed a character to express my house loyalty and crush on Edelgard 😅

Holst’s character design is by onegingek (twitter)

Henrik before the war, before the war p2, after the war