Designing the Head

Now it’s time to start the head, face, and hairstyle design. Maybe it’s a good time to try hats, as well (as they’ll affect the hairstyle). Figure 5.4 shows several sketches for Jim’s face. Keep in mind that you probably won’t come up with anything great during your first tries. (For this figure, I’m only showing you my best attempts.) You should keep drawing and designing until you’re happy with the result; it might take hundreds of drawings or you may be lucky and find something you like on the first try. (Don’t count on that, though!)

Figure 5.4 Different sketches for Jim’s head and some studies with a cap

Looking at all the designs, let’s opt for the one featuring a cap, as it will give Jim some personality and will look cool. It will also cover a big part of the head, making the hair creation a lot easier!

A typical baseball cap may not be very common in 2512 because people in that future society may wear crazy stuff on their heads, but remember how Jim wanted to be different? Here, you’ll only be creating Jim, but if you also had to depict the city where he lives and more of its citizens, he would surely look different just by wearing a baseball cap in 2512.