Initial Character Design

My initial character design idea was that of an evil scientist type. It is a fairly common style of villian but is easily my favorite too. I pictured him as a thin and quite tall character with wild grey hair, big glasses which take up most of his face and a large swishy lab coat or shirt.

I decided to make a sketch of this character and added different design ideas which I think went well as I went along.

The visual style, inparticularly the hands are heavily influenced from the Dr Doofenshmirtz character I looked at previously. The way in which the character displays his emotions is most visible in his hand movements and gestures. Something I intend to try and emulate with this character.

Many of the other design choices I made represent my findings in earlier research, for instance I chose to use black and red in the colour scheme to give a dark villian like style. A pointed, sharp, nose and chin also help give a dangerous feel.