Developed this rough for 'The Spirit', I had a vague idea of how I wanted to compose this image from the moment I read the brief. In Eisner's books 'The Spirit' is a protector, a crime fighter watching over the people of the fictional: Central City. My objective was to mould this character, from an US based fiction, to be more appropriate as guardian of the small villages and towns in the Lake District. As discussed previously my experience in the Lake District left me with a feeling of a very mysteriously still atmosphere. With the character I've aimed to amalgamate a gentle and caring spirit with an overwhelmingly tall figure, through play with scale, who watches over the small village. Could this 'Spirit of the Lake District' be a metaphor for the chill on the back of your neck? Is that comforting?
Either way I think the composition is strong and there is a kind of natural rapport between the figure and his natural surroundings that can add to the narrative. As a re invention of the character I had considered that there is no crime related imagery involved in the work so far, however I like the fact that nothing too exciting really happens in the small towns and villages of England, perhaps this is because of our overlooking / crime fighting spirit / giant thing? I understand that this is a very loose and distant cry from the original character however the brief ask for something different and I feel this image has the potential to deliver that.
When it came to designing the scene for the character I thought back to a helicopter trip I took over the lakes. Looking down onto town of Skegness you can see a clear breakdown of the landscape. The water, tiny settlement, vast amounts of trees and then the hills. It's this experience I have worked from.
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