Yeti Character and Home Design

[donnamakesart]

Hi! I’ve been seeing everyone’s Yeti design and found them all impressive! Just thought I would jump in and show my process.

I first gathered inspiration from Pinterest. Here’s some studies I did from the board:

I’ve been wanting to try @misspowell’s hatching style so thought this challenge would be a perfect opportunity to test it out:

I was happy with it at first then Started hating it mid-way so far, I’ve finished the back view. With the deadline nearing, do you think it would be worth it to finish? Let me know what you think.

[Georgios Christopoulos]

@donnamakesart yes!!go for it!fight the silver lining in your timing and you got it! (be a little careful with shape concistency and you ll have an amazing piece!)

[Nyrryl Cadiz]

@donnamakesart yes, yes, yes!!!! go for it, girl!

[donnamakesart]

Thank @Nyrryl-Cadiz thanks @Georgios-Christopoulos I’ll finish it tomorrow but I’ll keep my expectations low (it doesn’t have top 16 feelz for me haha)

Next time, I’ll do more initial explorations ️

[Kat]

Yes, definitely finish even if you don’t like it. It’s too easy to just quit when we start having doubts (I’m terrible about doing that.0 Besides, this really is a cute character! You may end up with something you really like if you keep fiddling with it.

[Heather Boyd]

@donnamakesart Absolutely finish pretty please! I really love your yeti.

[donnamakesart]

Thanks @Kat ! That is so true haha. Listening to 3Point Perspective just to keep me motivated

[donnamakesart]

Thanks @Heather-Boyd ! I can really get in my head sometimes. It’s good to get some outside feedback after a while

Here’s the progress so far:

Mainly drawing inspiration from bison and bats :)) totally does not make sense but I didn’t wan’t to go for the usual monkey + human combo

[Cayleen]

@donnamakesart Love it!!!

[Jacy13]

@donnamakesart Oh my gosh! I love your take on the yeti! I'm so glad you decided to continue with it

[donnamakesart]

Thank you for all your kind words! Here’s the finished character sheet. I kind of like how it looks sketchy with all the noted and thumbnails but I’ll see if I can clean up the layout a little

[Kim Rosenlof]

@donnamakesart This looks so nice! I love it!

[mallison25]

I really like your yeti idea, and the cross hatching style, you should definitely finish it!

[donnamakesart]

Thanks @Kat and @mallison25 ! Just submitted it to the official thread. I’ve never entered a contest so this is nerve wracking haha.

[Heather Boyd]

@donnamakesart This is beautifully put together . Thanks for not giving in or giving up. Merry Christmas yeti.

[donnamakesart]

Revisiting the Yeti challenge after watching the feedback video

Hugely inspired by Ye Ye the Yeti haha. I might try a bird design just cuz it’s more kid lit friendly

[donnamakesart]

Home so far... I wanna tweak the character design a bit more. Something fit for children’s book and a bit more like my style

[Nyrryl Cadiz]

@donnamakesart looking good!

[HeatherBouteneff]

@donnamakesart I really loved your original yeti too! I imagined his tall legs blending in with birch trees and snow drifts, and you would only notice the gentle magic of him if you looked up

[Frost Drive]

Woahhh your long legged yeti design is SO cool! I'd say yes that's definitely worth finishing!