Recreating The Character
of Hunter S. Thompson!
Creating a character is a difficult task in itself. Recreating a character is an altogether different story. Using traditional and digital techniques, Illustrator Sajid Wajid Shaikh, designs popular characters that resonate with the audience and simultaneously surprise as well with the addition of personal twists to the tale. Here, he takes us through the creation of Hunter S. Thompson.
Step 1
Head
Like most great works of art, a raw sketch is made to get a basic idea of how the face should look like.
Like most great works of art, a raw sketch is made to get a basic idea of how the face should look like.
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Step 2
Once the basic contouring is put in place, this step involves using tools to gradually give the face its features in order to define the character.
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Step 3
After this point, both Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop are used to design perfect shapes to accessories the character, like a hat, cigarette and smoke. This concludes the top most part of the design.
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Step 4
Body
Next step involves focusing on the lower portion of the body by drawing out the shirt, only partially.
Next step involves focusing on the lower portion of the body by drawing out the shirt, only partially.
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