character design experimentation, study task 1

I started experimenting creating a style based on the 3 films I previously mentioned, The Breadwinner, Persepolis and Waltz with Bashir.

each style has something unique that I wanted to adopt alongside my own style which you can see in the image below:

I figured out the kind of style I wanted to use for this project and will be making the full character design sheets based on what I've done hopefully having continuity on other characters such as Saddam. 

Moodboards/referances and colours, study task 1

I started doing research into pictures of Iraq taken in the 1980's and found various pictures spamming from historical events to beautiful landscapes that were probably destroyed because of the war. I just could not believe that the Iraq that I know this day and age and have visited looked beautiful before I was born.

I then did some research into the different films I've watched as a way to help me figure out the style approach for my animation.

These are from the following films, The Breadwinner, Persepolis and Waltz with Bashir which I mentioned previously, I want to use these as my inspiration for my animation as they all express an element that I would love to include.

Also, there is a nice contrast of colouring between each film, which may help when I decide the colours which I will use.

I also created these colour boards based on the landscapes of Iraq:

I hope to find a way to include these colours in my animation.