Character Design....

It seems that I have missed bloggin' the last couple of days. I have been trying very hard not to miss a day, but things happen and being really busy doesn't help matters either!

I was asked by a client the other day to draw up some sketches of a character he was creating for a novel/comic book.

He gave me the run down of the story line which was about a retired sheriff ( back in the old west ) who is found by some outlaws that he helped put behind bars years earlier. To make a long story short... they find the sheriff, put him in an old wishing well to die. He doesn't die, but instead figures out a way to climb out. After being left for dead, and nothing left to lose he goes after all the outlaws to seek his revenge.

Here are my sketches that I whipped up. Typically, most artist draw their character profile in a front, side, and back view. I tend to draw the front view, a head shot, and a action shot. This helps give the writer/employer a good idea of what the character might look like and help spark so more imagination!