Downtown Dash Character Designs
Downtown Dash was a concept for a mobile game suited for children. This project explored the character design process for the game and target audience. The project focused on 3 main characters - Stu, who is the protagonist, Izzy the sidekick, and Carl the antagonist. The game is targeted at a young audience of kids aged 6 and below, so the characters were made of mostly simple shapes and colours.
Splash page mockup
The silhouette studies for the main protagonist, Stu, who is an angsty and rebellious teenager.
Silhouette studies for Stu's pet bearded dragon, Izzy
Silhouette studies for the game's main antagonist, Carl, who is a middle aged man, and the landlord of the apartment complex Stu lives in. His main defining trait is that he's a grumpy, irritable man.
Final selected silhouettes
Pose studies for Stu after refining the design
Pose studies for Izzy after refining the design
Pose studies for Carl after refining the design
Stu costume explorations
Izzy skin explorations
Carl costume explorations
Final character designs
Coloured pose explorations of Stu, to be used for cutscenes and key art in game
Multiple expressions tested out for Stu to give him more personality
Stu turnaround
Final character lineup