Monday, 4 May 2009

04.05.09 -- Yaotl digital and merchandise research

WHAT I HAVE DONE TODAY:
I drew out two versions of the woman's final image and researched appropriate names for her. This research will form an additional page in my workbook, but I eventually settled on the name Yaotl (yah-tl) that means 'battle' in Nahuatl. I didn't really like my first image of her because it felt too two-dimensional and frigid, without any of her warrior spirit. The second one I drew was much rougher and sketchier, but I think this style works better for the project as it is more raw and aggressive, matching the issues brought up in the plot. This new one is still being worked on, bt I hope to finish it before the end of the week.

I also went shopping for merchandise as research today. I bought three packs of four badges for the TV show Lost, and the films Napoleon Dynamite and The Dark Knight. They are all from different genres, aimed towards different demographics, so writing about my findings will be incredibly useful to the next part of the project. I also bought five bookmarks with various themes and graphics on them, ranging from Winnie the Pooh to fairies, that I will also fix to my workbook and write about.

WHAT I WILL DO TOMORROW:
Finish the Quetzalcoatl section and fully annotate all my character tests.

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