"Seagoals" - Seagull Character Concept Art
This is the character concept art for the Seagull character for my game "Seagoals". This is a hypothetical game I am concepting for my portfolio. The idea of the game is to have a task application for smartphones with a built in virtual pet. I was inspired to make the pet a seagull because of their prevalence in my city and the many hours of entertainment they can provide while I'm sitting at the local cafe.
This character art is drawn with the virtual pet angle in mind, making the seagull cute, soft, cuddly and friendly. I based the position on old tamagotchi and Digimon vpets from the 90s. This means the sprite for the gull would be sideways and have very basic little animations. I did go more in-depth with the animations on the reaction sheet to experiment with different ways to express emotions of the gull.
This project is a WIP and will be updated with new images have been finished. I am considering learning basic coding to make a mock game to show this character design off as a kind of 'beta/idea showing' for this project.
Initial design of the seagull. Spent a lot of time looking at shape, I wanted to have a cute, cuddly, soft/round body shape. I used a lot of references of seagulls and looked at how others made cartoon seagull drawings.
Reaction sheet for the seagull character. Went for a variety of cartoon/realistic expressions using references of real seagull resting positions and adding a bit of personality to them.
A sheet showing all the different plumage colours/patterns of seagulls. These are mostly based on real seagull species and variations based on age/time of year.
Some concept ideas for silly outfits players could unlock in Seagoals. Thought about a variety of themes/seasonal stuff and made a variety of simple and more elaborate pieces that are more than just a hat.