Oscar Jiménez Vargas, an art director and character designer, showcases his work on projects like Love, Death & Robots and The Missing Lynx, emphasizing his unique blend of western and eastern artistic influences. His designs focus on clear lines and striking forms, as seen in his anthropomorphic bird character Astarte and the gritty aesthetic of the Netflix series. Vargas utilizes classic animation studies and digital tools, like Photoshop's Liquify, to shape expressive characters and silhouettes, enriching the visual storytelling in his animation work.
"One of the characters from The Missing Lynx movie. Giving expression to an anthropomorphic bird was tricky, especially making the beak flexible without looking soft, so I studied classic 2D animations for guidance."
"Designs for Netflix's Love, Death & Robots episode The Dump. It was exciting to work on a grittier, adult project. Sometimes I use Photoshop's Liquify tool to exaggerate initially restrained expressions."
"I like to reinterpret live-action movie characters in an animation style, like Lee Van Cleef here. I study references first, then set them aside to let creativity flow."
"This captures some movements from my kung fu practice. I chose pencils and markers for expressiveness, emphasizing strong action lines and clear silhouettes, finishing up with watercolor brushes in Photoshop."
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