Dewey Finn (School of Rock) Cartoon
This project was to build a cartoon character that would contain "hinges" that could later be used in animation.
Step 1: Basic Sketching: We started by finding a reference image and tracking out the shapes and proportions of the body in the selected pose, then exaggerated the proportions to make the character more cartoonish.
Dewey Finn (School of Rock) Rough Character Sketches and Distortions
Step 2: Character Refinement: Once the new proportions had been decided, it was time to sketch things like clothing/accessories and facial features to fully develop the character.
Dewey Finn (School of Rock) Character Refinement
Step 3: LineArt - Within Adobe Illustrator, I used my refined sketch as a template to create the outline of what the character would look like in the illustration.
Dewey Finn (School of Rock) Illustrator LineArt
Step 4: Color - Once the character was fully and properly built, color was applied from a limited color palette.
Dewey Finn (School of Rock) Color
Step 5: Background Design - A classroom was designed to place Dewey in, incorporating various elements from the movie, such as the "History of Rock" chalkboard, and items regularly found in elementary school classrooms.
School of Rock Classroom
Step 6: Final character placement within the background - The classroom felt empty and uneven, even after moving the desk and drum set to various points in the room, so I ended up designing the kids to put in the background as well. All 5 characters are built with hinges for the possibility of later animation.
School of Rock Classroom with LineArt
Final Result
School of Rock Full Scene
