More Silhouettes!

Above: Further development from the previous silhouette blog post

After selecting one of the five previous insect silhouettes i chose one to develop a little further; adding rendering using grey scale, detailing specifically the head as i wanted that to be my focal point and finally using a separate 'color layer' to apply colour similar to an overlay however 'color' only applies colour to visibly drawn areas hiding messy bits! This was completed in a few hours at most, but further detailing could be applied if it was chosen as a final concept.

Above 2 images: More creature idea generation using the silhouette technique.

I am enjoying using the silhouette technique as it produces shapes and ideas i hadn't necessarily considered before. Some my not make it further than this but the creation of such diverse ideas is great when i need to churn out designs quickly; at the moment in preparation for my Book but in future to show ideas to potential clients. This saves time but produces more, i spent roughly an hour on each page.

In terms of these assisting my book and 'the undiscovered creatures of a forgotten island' concept, these silhouettes are great as a 'get the basic shape down' and detail later, as if i am churning these out as i see the creature, quickly documenting silhouettes before observing detailing and its habitat.