Week 4

| harussell1

This week I started to create the wig for the character as well as creating the character herself. I also came to the decision that as the character develops so will the wig.

After some quick development sketches, I got to work creating the wig. The initial starting point was to use a mop-head but the one I had was too small for my head, so I decided to use sheep’s wool and stretched it out and attached it to the scrap material I had used to cover the top of the foam headband. The sheep’s wool didn’t give the desired effect as ‘bus shit crazy old lady’ has really big, almost foam like hair; so I decided to use some wadding mixed in with the sheep’s wool and super-glued it together which was very effective in giving the exaggerated look I wanted. I then took a pair of old glasses and decided to cover them with red collage and the word ‘bus’ at the top; I wanted the character to look like she had walked straight out of a story book with parts of it still attached to her.

  • Altho i liked the effect of the sheeps wool it wasn't the effect i was looking for and reminded me more of the character 'Jaquerline MCcafferty' from the Limmy show
    Altho i liked the effect of the sheeps wool it wasn’t the effect i was looking for and reminded me more of the character ‘Jaquerline MCcafferty’ from the Limmy show
  • I wanted to give the impression that her glasses were part bus too
    I wanted to give the impression that her glasses were part bus too
  • I wanted the glasses to look like they still partially belonged in a storybook and to be completely surreal yet comical.
    I wanted the glasses to look like they still partially belonged in a storybook and to be completely surreal yet comical.
  • The glasses had a much better effect once the eyebrows were added to them.I was inspired by a devil mask which I felt fitted in well with her character.
    The glasses had a much better effect once the eyebrows were added to them.I was inspired by a devil mask which I felt fitted in well with her character.
  • sculpture become really eerie and took on a life of it's own after adding a mouth to it.Considering adding more human elements
    sculpture become really eerie and took on a life of it’s own after adding a mouth to it.Considering adding more human elements
  • Wig and cross crutch.Becoming a warning flag of it's own
    Wig and cross crutch.Becoming a warning flag of it’s own
The wig had started to become a free forming sculpture/character of it’s own. It amused me to think of her wig crawling off her head at night and going on adventures of it’s own. This is something I hope to work on in the near future. I was also lucky enough to acquire a pair of crutches from Tayside re-users which is perfect as the character uses these.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fgmtv8k9MhXCOrxnlCxPODYscCiBIG5z/view?usp=sharing

Some quick sketches/scribberlings on how I was planning to develop the wig further/eyes crutches etc.

  • Decided to put lace on top of the image to see if it encouraged the 'malificent spirit' image I so desired.
    Decided to put lace on top of the image to see if it encouraged the ‘malificent spirit’ image I so desired.
  • The character frightening small children in their beds.(inspiration taken from the Babadook)
    The character frightening small children in their beds.(inspiration taken from the Babadook)
  • Quite liking the effect of the watercolour pen with the fine liner on brown parcel paper.It makes the colour more vibrant and noticable then if it was on white paper.
    Quite liking the effect of the watercolour pen with the fine liner on brown parcel paper.It makes the colour more vibrant and noticable then if it was on white paper.
Some illustrations with character scenarios/descriptions/dialogue.

https://images.app.goo.gl/UK8FjggNLorZhA3C6

https://images.app.goo.gl/mENtGa1UMJpnu6xEA

https://images.app.goo.gl/P8QADcV9GrT5LLCG9

https://images.app.goo.gl/EuHvASDRkW6Wvsp38

https://images.app.goo.gl/6cWAeLTgLtTFQ7zP7

https://images.app.goo.gl/N65CiYmH6sDAqoxA8

https://images.app.goo.gl/Lhz24SHW9o7xvMUW7

https://images.app.goo.gl/3UAjyD9DdZyJJs8a9

I also decided to change the name of the character to ‘bus shit crazy old lady’ in order to stray away from any kind of connection with poor mental health and the from the person that she is based on.

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