Spyro the Dragon - Character Design
Character designs done for a reimagining of the first game in the Spyro the Dragon franchise. The goal was to take the original PS1 designs and reinterpret them into something that would suit the "live action"/heavily realistic animated film trend of the modern day, hence why none of the designs directly mirror their cartoonier counterparts.
I imagine that it would be a fantasy adventure coming-of-age story that borrows some narrative elements from all incarnations of the video game series as well as old mythology concerning similar creatures.
This is my first time using artificial intelligence to aid in my design work. Each design is a combination of drawing, painting, photobashing, and rudimentary 3D modeling created with the experimental software Monstermash (http://monstermash.zone/#). "Sculpts" generated in Monstermash were used to render shading passes in Blender and speed along the painting process. Great fun!
Originally created in March and April of this year, 2021. Strictly a fan creation. The Spyro franchise was created by Insomniac Games and belongs to Toys for Bob.
Spyro is a combination of a bearded dragon, a lion cub, and a puppy
Sparx is based on every dragonfly you can imagine, but all at once
Gnasty Gnorc has just a pinch more gnome in him now
It's hard to design fairies without being too influenced by Disney
Influenced by spiders, sharks, and gramma's dentures
As the first minor antagonist Spyro would encounter, Toasty is intentionally less spooky
Imagine you're walking in the forest and this swirls at you at 30 MPH
My favorite antagonist from the first game, inspired by metalhead attire and robot toys I had as a kid
Both are meant as departures from their original designs. Less whimsy, more intimidation