Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Character Designs

I've been so busy with client work that I've had little time to devote to my personal project, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

I've been able to squeeze in time between bill-paying projects to finalize the look of four of the primary characters: Ichabod, Katrina, Baltus and Brom Bones.

Thought I would share.

Update on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 7:56AM by Gerald Kelley

UPDATE: I finished off color roughs.

I'm excited about how things are looking so far. Researching clothing styles from the late 18th century has been interesting and it's helped me get past the generic look of some of my earlier sketches and character designs.

Enjoy! 

Update on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 10:34AM by Gerald Kelley

UPDATE 2: I got so caught up in making sure I was drawing fairly accurate costumes that I completely forgot about one of the defining characteristics of Ichabod Crane: his clothes were ill-fitting and his arms were too long for his sleeves.

What kills me is I've read this story dozens of times over the years and I still overlooked that detail. Just reinforces that details are important but only if you keep in mind how they serve the purpose of the character description.

This oversight was caught by a former high school classmate of mine. Thanks, Erick!

Comments

[Juan]

Wow! Your talent is just exploding! Really wonderful Gerald, thanks for sharing this.