Color Trials-Knox

Color Trials-Sasha

Value Sketches-Knox

Value Sketches-Tavia

Value Sketches-Sasha

Some rough value experiments for Sasha.

Evolutionary Sketches-Knox

Translating Knox the man into Knox the teenage boy was no easy feat.  How could I convey the strength, solidness, and quiet assurance of his character in the package of a very young man?
The answer, clearly, was awkward skinny legs. I wanted keep his broad huskiness while still making him a believable teenager, so I decided that he doesn't grow into his barrel chest for a few more years. This approach was a sharp contrast to how I aged down Sasha-for him I simply decided that he had no burgeoning manly figure yet and was a scrawny late bloomer.
All in all, I found the process of turning men into teenage boys much more challenging than turning my princess into a child. Children are children, the boundaries are clearer. Teenagers straddle a realm between child and adult which can require a little more finesse. 

Evolutionary Sketches-Tavia

In this version of the story Tavia is often the catalyst for drama. Being stubborn, absent minded, neglected by her royal parents and also magically gifted has her getting into trouble quite often. While there will be an ongoing plot, the semi episodic nature will be triggered by Tavia's misadventures and the boy's attempts to save her from herself. This dynamic will also set the stage for the moral lesson of each episode.

Evolutionary Sketches-Sasha

Sasha for a younger demographic has been challenging. I want to imply a strong inner core somewhat concealed by a silver spoon upbringing. 
He will later be rather successful in the military but at 13 I see his as scrawny and less than intimidating. This would, of course, be interesting in a scenario where the characters are a allowed to grow during the series-leading to a sort of ugly duckling transformation.

It should also be noted that the background colors are coming out consistently darker than intended when saved as a jpeg.

The Monkey Wrench-Speculative Sketches

 Now that my demographic has changed I have changed the delivery of my story from a graphic novel to a TV show that will be both episodic as well as follow a continuous plot.

Knox, the 14 year old blacksmith's apprentice will end up taking Sasha-the spoiled rich boy about to be beaten up by a crowd of ruffians-under his burly wing. Eventually he will meet Tavia, a young girl with more magic than sense and a taste for reckless behavior. Together, Knox and Sasha end up looking after Tavia while also getting into the misadventures of teenage boys. As if that wasn't enough, Knox has his own interesting power. Can he handle his new friends and also keep his unusual ability a secret, all while managing a grueling apprenticeship? Tune in and find out! (lol)

I thought that a much more cartoony style would suit this show, so I focused less on aesthetics and more on exaggerating each characters attributes. I soon became fairly sure about the body type I wanted, so it quickly became more a matter of outfit, hairstyle, and facial features.

Fairytale Revision-Final Turnarounds (Still in Progress)