Watership Down - Visual Development
Concept designs for a hypothetical CGI animated film based on Richard Adam's classic novel "Watership Down." The goal was to interpret the cast of animal characters in unique ways that are easy to recognize at a glance, and to design surrealist environments and props for them to interact with. I abandoned this project the same year I started it for personal reasons. I'd love to give it a go again someday.
I think an extra long but extra accurate movie adaptation of the book would be a wonderful thing to see.
Originally created in 2020. Strictly a fan creation. Watership Down is Richard Adams' creation.
Fiver character design
Hazel-rah character design
Bigwig/Thlayli character design
Kehaar character design
Blackberry character design
Dandelion character design
Pipkin character design
Captain Holly character design
Left: The rabbits' universe creation myth made of passages from the book
Right: Set pieces to dot throughout this scene in a 3D environment (that does not exist)
Left: Suggestions for interpretations of Fiver's "field of blood" vision
Right: Silhouette explorations for signpost shapes