Character Designs and Armature Plans

Gypsy Girl Concept

I was driving in the car today listening to the song. A few shots came to mind. This is a concept painting of our gypsy girl just as the sheet of rain starts to fall. She smiles at the gypsy man, who smiles back at her.

I was also trying out some silhouettes of the Gypsy girl today, mostly her outfit design.

inspirational images

Gypsy Woman

Adira -mighty/strong

Afsana (ahf-SAH-nah) -tale/story

Ahava (ah-hah-vah) -beloved

Amara (ahm-AHR-ah) -Abyssinian legend= "paradise", 2) Kiswahili= urgent news 3) G = eternally beautiful

Ariel/ariela/Ariella/Ariel -lioness of God

Dalia -1)a branch, 2) to draw water 3) alive

Simza -Possibly a Romani feminine form of Hebrew unisex Simcha, meaning "joy."

Muneerah (moo-neer-ah) -brilliant, shining, something that reflects light

Phedre -"the shining one"

Here's what I've got so far for the Gypsy woman. I've got some possible names and this quick sketch- What do you think? I gave her a big booty, which fits with our idea of having her be an inbetween size of Cameron and the big guy.

Initial Color Ideas

I played around with color ideas today. This is pretty close to what I was picturing when you were explaining the shot to me, Courtney. Aside from maybe some blue-ish lightning in the clouds(?). more to come...



I also did a google search for some images of clouds I thought may be useful.





Here's a few links too, just for kicks and inspiration.

Art of Disney Animation
Animation Backgrounds
Film Bytes
Frame Filter
Mis en Scene
Screen Musings
Screencap Heaven
The Black Island
Animation Treasures