More Applejack Sketches

Exploring around the closed-off world that this talented band begins in.

Eventually they'll hit the road, starting at fun joints to make ends meet.

First spending countless hours hanging out and making loud music, mixed in with food trips.

Applejacks - Desert Stampede

(Click to ENLARGE, much better in high resolution)

Done originally as what should have lead up to a portfolio piece, but had left it alone for months. Mostly because it was really busy with many dark lines, and equal lighting. It sort of looked a little dull! Played with the color overlay to get an atmospheric vibe with the canyon walls and giving a shade in the front helped out the composition. Really glad I came back to this and finished it!

As far as the story of the Applejack's goes...they eventually leave their RC hometown in a fixed up shaggin wagon. Their poor sense of direction leads them into a misadventure, involving rounding up a herd of cattle (farm in a desert), who in turn, stampede them through desert canyons. Their make shift escape plane begins to fall apart upon take off. Mag (the machine) flings himself to hold the wing together. They redirect the stampede back home through flight!

AppleJacks - Hangout

Two band-mates hanging out in the park, only one of them is like a battery.

Played around with some screening affects in Photoshop. 

Definitely like the hipster retro photo effects.

Sketchies - 02

Fresh doodles drawn during lunch and breaks while at work. Colored and stuff on Photoshop!

Have been reading Trigun and a little of bit Assassin's Creed, so the ideas are filtering in here.

Story Ideas for the Applejacks

 

So, needed to play around with potential story ideas for the Applejacks for Story @ Concept Design Academy: (here's what I got)

1) established band on their first road trip tour.
2) fighting giant monsters with music (and elemental creatures) to protect their RV park home.
3) other band gets jealous of Applejack's awesomeness. They might sabotage them or just be a hurdle for every adventure they go on.