HELSINGARD, A LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP::
When we started this short we all knew Helsingard would make an apearance. Scott and Brian had pointed out that whenever Helsie appeared in the pages of Robo he had a different configuration, so we should feel free to design our own for this short. Awesome…right? We all took shots at designing a Helsie for this short. Now the tricky part with animation is providing “interesting” character design that isn’t overly detailed. We argued and redrew but ultimately none of us was 100% happy with what we came up with.
We recently added another production artist to our ranks, a Mister Steve Becker. Steve is a cat I’ve known since we both attended the hallowed halls of Pennsylvania College of Art and Design. His first job was to design us a kick ass Helsingard. He took it and ran wild generating a LOT of art for us to pick and choose the best bits. I’ve included a few pieces for you guys along with a good shot of what Helsingard’s main design will look like. It’s still a work in progress so stay tuned for the final full color design with a complete turn around
-Jeff McComsey
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I’m glad I’m not the only one who pulls his hair out trying to design this stuff. =D
I don’t even want to think about how many hours we spent on Helsie in studio. Sheesh!