Characters

Here are a few of many of the characters that I have fleshed out for my Flash animation. For each of these sketches I wanted to make sure I had the character in a main stoic pose, a secondary action pose, and a profile. Some of the characters I took straight out of fantasy lore, like the Elf. I've been exposed to enough movies and games that involve elves to the point that I was confident in character creation without much research.

I went with a run-of-the mill elf character. Loves the woods, bow and arrow, quick and agile, pointy ears, long hair, 'nuff said.

I wanted a way for the elves to get around in this fantasy world fast, but not necessarily with a Porsche. So I thought what would be cooler and more fitting than a giant bird?



These owls are about the size of a large elephant. They're mainly used by the elves in warfare when the elves need to swoop in on a larger-than-life adversary and overwhelm them in large numbers.

I chose the owl as the mystic creatures the elves go to in times of need because of what owls represent. They are guardians of the forest, looking it over at night with their large eyes and sharp talons, attacking pests on sight.

The elves often saddle up on their large friends when their are even larger creatures than the owl that serve as a threat. Which leads up to another character type I've created that sorely needs a name change as soon as come up with one...


The Gorilleye, one of (if not the) largest creatures of the land. These guys love trampling through forests, eating trees, elves, and swatting owls. These beasts are formidable creatures that have few equals in raw power. The Gorilleye's passions are eating, destruction, and eating.

With both the owls and the Gorilleye closely resembling their real life counterparts I had to spend some time studying the look and movements of owls and gorillas. With the Gorilleye being much larger and savage than your average gorilla I even looked at King Kong as a source for reference, with the owls somewhat resembling the planes that Kongs swats down.