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Retake Mariana

'Retake Mariana'

'Retake Mariana' was my first university assignment, a 30 second piece which showed a character getting up from a chair and leaving the room. The first idea that came to my head was Poseidon in some kind of war room. Though the animation never shows explicitly who it is he's fighting, in my head he's in a war against Hades for possession of the Mariana trench (as implied in the comic at the bottom of the page). 

Background Design

The background for this piece is located inside Poseidon's underwater castle, specifically his war room/strategy room. I took inspiration from the war bunkers commonly used by the military of various countries during WW2. I mixed this with some of the more stereotypical depictions of Poseidon's castle, hence the greek style columns framing his seat. I really love how this came out and it worked really well in the finished piece. 

Character Design

Poseidon, brother of Zeus & Hades and god of the Sea. Now that's quite an intimidating character to design, I think you'll agree. 

For his outfit I took inspiration from more traditional greek armour, albeit with some differences like the more slimline trousers. The hair was also a mix of traditional and modern, the length is definitely based in mythology. The colour however was definitely creative license on my part, I loved how it worked with the colour scheme of the piece.

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Storyboard

Comic

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