For Mechanical Mayhem’s development, it actually all began in my college Visual Development class, where we had to make a cast of characters. For the comic, this is where the initial designs for Monifa and Gelly began their development!
Character Lineup sheet of Monifa and Gelly. Monifa is a young, dark skinned black woman in her early 20's with vitiligo. She wears a blue button down collar shirt, green cargo shorts, a tool belt, two yellow gloves, googles on her head, and a pair of futuristic looking sneakers, along with holding a drill in her right hand and a hammer in her left. Gelly is a light blue-teal slime alien with a cowlick at the top of his head and two big navy eyes.
Material callouts/description for Monifa. Used as reference to understand how to colour and render design.
Material callouts/description for Gelly. Used as reference to understand how to colour and render design.
Rough sketch model sheet of Gelly. Includes front, side, and back view
Final lineart model sheet of Gelly. Includes front, side, and back view
Rough sketch model sheet for Monifa. Includes front, 3/4, side, and back view.
Final model sheet for Monifa. Includes front, 3/4, side, and back view, along with a flat colour application for Monifa.
Rough layout of Mechanical Mayhem spread
Final layout with lineart and text for Mechanical Mayhem