BYU 2014 Fall: Concept Design: Miranda Moorhead

Monday, November 24, 2014

Creature Critiques

Miranda Moorhead: Great design, I just felt that neck needed to be longer to balance out the overall design. Your colors are great! Super cute creature!

Jesse: We've already discussed this stuff but just for here, straightening that forearm to feel more anotomically correct. I wonder too if you could push the thickness of the neck to kind of contrast the thin limbs throughout the rest of the body, or you could make it longer. Just some thoughts to take with a grain of salt. I think the pose is awesome, and the spikeys are cool, just vary the sizes of those some more. The feet are absolutely awesome!

Brad Duke: I really actually liked your polar bear creature a lot! There's that big long curve in the neck that's just absolutely beautiful, there were just some anatomy issues with the legs that I drew in a suggestion for a direction you could go to bring in that curve from the neck into the legs. The lion wolf creature is pretty cool too, I just added more shape to the stomach and made the legs feel more attached to the body. I also made the legs a smidge longer.

Hope this helps!

Creature Final - Miranda Moorhead

Saturday, October 25, 2014

Artist Statement, Miranda Moorhead

The aim of my art is to be able to make an impact through strong visuals and story-telling. I love the unique way a story can be told through pictures and the science of creating a story with good visual flow.

Comics and comic art have had a huge influence on the way my art looks and how I tell a story. When I was younger I was never able to just draw a single picture. I always drew a series of pictures that told a story.

I want the characters and themes in my stories to be unique but relatable and overall something that people can connect with.

I use bold, graphic line work and simple color palettes to make the work as beautiful as I can as well as make it easy to read.While I use a variety of materials for my art including pencil, ink, and digital programs, the goals of my art are consistent.

Overall, my goal is to create work that is enjoyed by and makes an emotional connection to people from all different backgrounds and to hopefully help people discover or rediscover how powerfully pictures can tell a story.