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Reference sheet and random sketches for Darkmane The Werewolf.
So where did Darkmane The Werewolf come from?
It all started during the final year of 6th form, i wanted to dress as something scary and scare the lower years. I chose to dress as a werewolf, got a white wolf mask from Woolworths when it was still around, put on a fluffy white scarf and white coat to go with it and that was my halloween costume all set. During the fun of Halloween, i proclaimed myself "Darkmane The Werewolf" in the spur of the moment, Despite my costume being all white
After the day was up, one of the English teachers asked me if he could have the mask for some play or something and i let him have it, thinking i'd probably not get the chance to do this sort of thing again.
6th form ended, and i was off to uni.
Usually with my art and drawing, i would go through moments of researching and drawing a particular thing for a while. These "phrases" could last days or months and could be anything from churches, planes or machinery, animals and mythical creatures (Currently on Kelpies). When i went to Uni, i'd gotten some ways through Werewolves and started moving onto Griffins, which was when i started the Dragon, Griffin and Chimera animation
During University, though our course was on Games design, the first year consisted of 2d animation among other things. When i (finally) made some friends, they all seemed to have their own characters with backstories and everything. I however, had no real characters all mine were one off characters, only existing in a single instance and forgotten. Nameless and unmemorable
So i felt very much left out, i had to think of something fast! What character did i have that had a unique name?? That would be Darkmane The Werewolf. But what did he look like? Need to think fast again What was the most recent wolf like thing i was drawing? Well it turns out it was one of these [link] I'd drawn it incorrectly at the time, eventually tweeked the fangs, horns and armour and such, added a cape, another pair of eyes, a bangle on his left arm only and of course, made it a werewolf, such that i finally had my own character .
I used the name as my "Online-self" name since i wanted to make a DA account to watch my new friends I stuck with it because its more unique than Bee3000 is since that is (surprisingly) common apparently. I kept the name for other places so i'd easily remember and be easily identifyable by other people.
Despite being my online name, the character itself is largely neglected No real backstory or anything at all, hes yet another one-off character, except without a proper story, a combination of me not thinking of a proper original personality and the character being my online self meant that his personality was the same as mine that was all he had.
Maybe that will change one day though, with this reference, he finally has a solid, full design Just need a story to go with it, usually my characters are inspired by the stories i think up first, but i'll have to make an exception and do it the other way here eh?
So where did Darkmane The Werewolf come from?
It all started during the final year of 6th form, i wanted to dress as something scary and scare the lower years. I chose to dress as a werewolf, got a white wolf mask from Woolworths when it was still around, put on a fluffy white scarf and white coat to go with it and that was my halloween costume all set. During the fun of Halloween, i proclaimed myself "Darkmane The Werewolf" in the spur of the moment, Despite my costume being all white
After the day was up, one of the English teachers asked me if he could have the mask for some play or something and i let him have it, thinking i'd probably not get the chance to do this sort of thing again.
6th form ended, and i was off to uni.
Usually with my art and drawing, i would go through moments of researching and drawing a particular thing for a while. These "phrases" could last days or months and could be anything from churches, planes or machinery, animals and mythical creatures (Currently on Kelpies). When i went to Uni, i'd gotten some ways through Werewolves and started moving onto Griffins, which was when i started the Dragon, Griffin and Chimera animation
During University, though our course was on Games design, the first year consisted of 2d animation among other things. When i (finally) made some friends, they all seemed to have their own characters with backstories and everything. I however, had no real characters all mine were one off characters, only existing in a single instance and forgotten. Nameless and unmemorable
So i felt very much left out, i had to think of something fast! What character did i have that had a unique name?? That would be Darkmane The Werewolf. But what did he look like? Need to think fast again What was the most recent wolf like thing i was drawing? Well it turns out it was one of these [link] I'd drawn it incorrectly at the time, eventually tweeked the fangs, horns and armour and such, added a cape, another pair of eyes, a bangle on his left arm only and of course, made it a werewolf, such that i finally had my own character .
I used the name as my "Online-self" name since i wanted to make a DA account to watch my new friends I stuck with it because its more unique than Bee3000 is since that is (surprisingly) common apparently. I kept the name for other places so i'd easily remember and be easily identifyable by other people.
Despite being my online name, the character itself is largely neglected No real backstory or anything at all, hes yet another one-off character, except without a proper story, a combination of me not thinking of a proper original personality and the character being my online self meant that his personality was the same as mine that was all he had.
Maybe that will change one day though, with this reference, he finally has a solid, full design Just need a story to go with it, usually my characters are inspired by the stories i think up first, but i'll have to make an exception and do it the other way here eh?
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