Archetypal World

One concern I had regarding the development of a visual style was the potential repetitiveness of drawing the the same character or environment several times. In order to resolve the issue I am making use of archetypal characters for inspiration. This will quickly and effectively enable me to create a wide variety, or 'world' of characters that I can draw inspiration from.

Example of a mythological Harpy.

Taking reference from this extensive list I have compiled a more manageable list of characters, with a brief character profile that I can refer back to at any stage in the development process.

Listed by importance/dominance of role:

Mother Nature	Nature: Good Gender: Female Age: Mature yet still beautiful Role: Humanoid/God Characteristics: Authoritative
Maiden	Nature:  Good Gender: Female Age: Late teens, early twenties Role: Human Characteristics: Innocent
Hunter	Nature:  Neutral Gender: Male Age: Late twenties Role: Centaur Characteristics: Brave
Trickster	Nature:  Evil Gender: Female Age:  Forties Role: Harpy Characteristics: Mischief maker, cunning, selfish.
Shapeshifter	Nature:  Evil Gender: Male Age:  Thirties Role: Werewolf Characteristics: Changing role, personality.
Astronomer	Nature: Good Gender: Male Age: Forties Role: Faun Characteristics: Knowledgeable
Wise Old Man	Nature:  Good Gender: Male Age: Over One Hundred Role: Human Characteristics: Wise, mentor, skilled.
The Child	Nature:  Good Gender: Female Age:  Seven or Eight Role: Human Characteristics: Innocent

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After creating my initial list I thought it would be interesting to combine mythological creatures both within the roles of some of the archetypes and as additional creatures in the world.

• Deer
• Pegasus
• Unicorn
• Phoenix

These characters will not hold high importance but will be used to accompany and compliment the other characters within my artwork.

Image:
http://library.thinkquest.org/07aug/00137/mythological_creatures.htm