Comments on 218: jack & the beanstalk

Thanks so much guys. I also talked to bunny and s...

2007-04-13T17:44:00.000-07:00

Thanks so much guys. I also talked to bunny and she gave pretty much the same advice. I think i know where to take it from here. I guess my problem here was I didnt want to let go of my first idea, and that killed my designs for the characters when it came to a whole. I will post some revisions once i get it done.

Nigel,Good start man, I like that you are still ma...

2007-04-12T16:20:00.000-07:00

Nigel,

Good start man, I like that you are still making progress on this story. I like your thinking about story and character even keeping in mind the silhouettes. I love all the houses and fences on the giant, nice touch.

I agree with what John-Paul mentioned. I also really like the idea of the giant sneaking up by looking like mountians. I did a quick sketch of him sneaking up on a house. Maybe that makes him a hunch back with this huge mass on his back with the houses on there as well. Unknowing people could even walk on his back, like the Shadow of the Colossus.

With Jack long and lanky works as one direction. The sketch I did is just to demonstrate incluing shapes and volumes. Instead of just having tall and skinny you can have large shapes/volumes in his clothes that will contrast his skinny limbs. I think that will sell his thin build and also let you include shapes to build nice visual intrest. I think that will also give you room to build your porportions so it feels like the legs support his mass.

For costume, remember that he's poor. (they need to sell the cow for money.) As far as story it's up to you, is he a dunce/lazy or well intentioned and good hearted?

Color. Again it's up to you. If you want a hopeful story you can go with brighter colors you see in a lot of fantasy stories, Disney Pixar. If you want the more drama and a more somber tone, look at Children of Men.

Artists. Look at Enrique Fernandez, Peter Clark, and again Robin Joseph.

Hey Nigel,I still think you could push the shape o...

2007-04-10T21:56:00.000-07:00

Hey Nigel,

I still think you could push the shape of your giant to differ from Jack more. It looks to me like he is an older fatter version of jack since he has such long lanky arms and the skinny head. I remember you saying he is supposed to be mountain-like, so perhaps he can be more like a mountain you would see in the craggy areas of the Alps. Maybe he could be like Machu Picchu. Mountains are usally associated with strength and timelessness. There are also those really skinny tall moutains in China. Maybe to be more sneaky he could plant himself and let unwitting victims ascend him? These are just some ideas I had, and hopefully you will be able to find them useful in some way.

Peace!