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Typically, I begin with a prompt provided by my professors or potential clients. Prompts can be as detailed or as vague as a client desires, but more often than not, these include possible themes, colour palettes or potential motifs.

The photo above shows my studio space, where I complete the vast majority of my assignments and commissions. The first step is always preliminary sketching, traditionally. Some psychologists say writing physically improves memory retention, but this is, at the very least, true for me. In my sketchbook, I work out composition,

A lot of things went into the process of choosing my thesis topic. I wanted to create something in line with what senior animation and design students would be asked to do. I also wanted to make something of my own and combine my writing background and my process as an artist.

Over the summer, I started writing a young adult fiction novel about a post-apocalyptic world taking place in the suburbs. Naturally, as a character designer, I started by working with the characters as people. I wanted to think about what it would be like to grow up in a society so connected to the water but disconnected from our current society. By thinking about what was required by all four characters, I was able to start thinking about their appearance.

From there, I was inspired by the Marvel comic The Runaways and began thinking about my characters in each role.

Summer was the first character I designed. I thought of what my preconceptions of the suburbs were, and small-town politicians. This led me to the photography of Slim Aarons, and I based Summer’s appearance on the women in the photos.