Dawud

2D Character Designer & Spec Sheet Illustrator

Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 • 2 mos

Designed a custom 2D character specification sheet for "Harvey Hills," an original goat/caprine character, establishing clean visual standards and precise anatomical breakdowns for future commission work. Key Highlights & Technical Deliverables: Multi-Angle Reference Layout: Rendered full front and back body profiles alongside isolated callouts for unique caprine features, including horns, hooves, tail geometry, and custom paw pads. Expression & Palette Documentation: Illustrated a dedicated headshot displaying character expressions and mapped out an exact color palette block to ensure color accuracy across future 2D illustrations. Clutter-Free Visual Hierarchy: Balanced five distinct visual elements on a single canvas, organizing full-body turnarounds on the left and detail close-ups on the right over a high-contrast checkered backdrop.

2D Character Designer & Turn-Around Illustrator

Apr 2026 - Sep 2026 • 5 mos

Brought "Denver" an original hyena character to life by creating a production-ready 2D turn-around sheet centered on athletic proportions and high-contrast fur markings. To handle the complex marking placements, I drafted an underlying anatomical grid that locked in the dark tiger-stripes across the torso and limbs, successfully eliminating pattern shifting between the front and rear views. The finalized deliverable combined full front and back standing poses highlighting the character's natural stance, alongside an expressive headshot portrait, dark paw pad breakdowns, tail geometry, and a master color palette block for future artist reference.