'Boss' SpeedUp Process with My Voiceover! - Concept Development (Patreon)

Hello! Here is the full-length process video: https://youtu.be/RnBAWP89bX0

I wanted to create something lean and quick in terms of technique, so I chose a topic my followers seem to like, which is a dark tone with sea animals. This allowed me to weigh the effort on the idea rather than the execution. I searched for octopus references and found the perfect match for this art direction: the transparent octopus against a black background.

I thought of a story, and for some reason, the idea of a 'bad aunt' popped up—a very fancy aunt, with a long dress, behaving very cruelly. To show the cruelty, I needed a secondary character. That's when the dumbo octopus came in. I've wanted to do this little guy for a while but wasn't sure how. Initially, I thought about making them from an old period, perhaps Gothic, with long dresses. However, aiming for a more relatable subject, I chose a costume direction more in touch with present times, elegant and casual.

I kept the execution simple by using three simple colors from each reference and flat shadows, similar to 2D animation rendering.

Please find the PSD file attached for you to check more about my process. Thank you for your support.