Jay Zuck's Sketch of the Day

The character design and sketching continues for the lizard people.  I have had some feedback which is starting to narrow my focus, but I am still trying to find that tweaked Fear and Loathing vibe.

Anyway, the brainstorming is an on going process and if you feel like offering some additional feedback go for it.  Any favorites so far?

I also want to take a second to refer you to a prior post which I have updated and offered a foundational statement for the website.  It answers some basic questions I have received on occasion and I hope will help you understand what I am trying to do here at Jay Zuck’s Sketch of the Day.

I hope this tour through my process has given some insight to how I develop a character design.  It is dirty work and not for the faint of heart, but when the final comes around, I hope it gives some new perspective.  I await your comments…

Just to recap,  I am continuing to work on the  character designs based on the Hunter S. Thomspon story Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.  I wanted to discuss tonight why I am bothering to show you all these lizard people process sketches.    I would also like to explain what these types of process sketches mean to me in my creative process and I hope this might shed some light on what meaning you might derive from my rougher work.

Art is more than just a finished product.  I could sit here and only show off  finished work, but while that might be the level art is typically consumed it is not the level at which it is made. 

 I have found that most people enjoy seeing and experiencing the process of art with me.  At the same time, I understand a culture of instant gratification which wants something amazing right now or else don’t waste my time.  

I am going to lay down a foundational statement for Jay Zuck’s Sketch of the Day so take moment to and tell your friends if need be.  At Jay Zuck’s Sketch of the Day, I am as concerned about the process as I am about the finished product.  This is not a portfolio page, but it is a record of my artistic journey and process.  I desire the people who follow this website to find themselves engaged in the journey of creation and maybe draw some lessons about the direction of their own creative destiny.

What I am showing off today is one sketch out of a couple of dozen I have created to establish the basic look and shape of the Fear and Loathing lizard people.  It is a brainstorming and fleshing out process you are sharing with me.  Is this the best thing I have ever sketched?… Well, no and that’s ok for me.

When I start a character design it is really about figuring out form and proportion and playing around with as many ideas as possible.  I want your feedback, but I want you to understand the goal.  There is a widdling process where I begin to focus on the designs that I like before I render out the details.  I want you thinking character, shape, and proportion along with me.

I know that a pretty cool finished product will come out of all these trials and tribulations so please consider this an open invitation to come along with me on a continuing exploration of the creative process.