To get a rough idea of what character I was aiming for, I did a few initial rough sketches outlining the body types, genders, and original styles of each character. Each character in this original set will conform as much as possible to original cultural identities and then will be transformed into their Americanized counterparts.
I chose one female character and two male characters in order to get more practice in drawing males. I also wanted to stray away from drawing female characters all the time as I feel it won't expand my technical abilities as an animator and concept artist.
The pink outlines allowed me to get an understanding of where the joints would be whereas the the blue outlines were rough sketches over the top of the skeleton to get an idea of shape and stature. The American characters will be posed differently but the head will remain in the same position to give the idea of a sharp transition from one cultural pose to a more action-packed pose.
