Character and Environment Design for Run Sheeda Run
PROJECT TYPE:
Concept, Illustration
PROJECT DURATION:
July 2017 - April 2020
OVERVIEW
About the Project
I worked on this project during my time at we.R.play, a game development studio based in Islamabad, Pakistan.
The goal of the project was to expand the universe of the Run Sheeda Run mobile game, by creating comics around the lives of the main characters. The first step of this project was to design the characters and environments for the universe.
MY ROLE
Imagining the RSR World and Bringing it to Life
I worked on this project under the supervision of Mohsin Afzal, CEO of we.R.play, along with supporting artists, to bring his creative vision to life.
I had the opportunity and the creative freedom to flesh out the storyline, create new characters, redesign older ones, and develop their story arcs. I designed and illustrated the following characters and environments, based on the storyline of the RSR mobile game.
The main inspiration were the culture and architecture of Lahore, Pakistan as well as our own childhood experiences.
The illustrations were created using Procreate and Adobe Photoshop.
CHARACTERS
Sheeda and Chicken
Initial Sketches for Sheeda's Character
Character Design for Sheeda
Working with 3D Artists for Sheeda's 3D render
Sheeda's 3D version, created by a 3D Artist from the we.R.play team
Character Design for Chicken
Working with 3D Artists for Chicken's 3D render
Character Cards for Sheeda and Chicken
Nana
Character Design for Sheeda’s grandfather, ‘Nana’
Nani
Character Design for Sheeda’s grandmother, ‘Nani’
Ustaad Jee
Character Design for Sheeda’s school teacher, ‘Ustaad Jee’.
Character Cards for Nana, Nana and Ustaad Jee.
Qasai ki Laadliyan
Initial sketches for the Character Design of ‘Qasai ki Laadliyan’.
Character Design for the villain’s minions, ‘Qasai ki laadliyan’.
Barfi
Initial sketches for the Character Design of ‘Barfi’.
Character Design for the villain’s pet dog, ‘Barfi’.
Character Cards for Qasai ki Laadliyan and Barfi.
Height Chart
Height Chart for all the characters in Run Sheeda Run
ENVIRONMENTS
Sheeda's Playground
Concept sketches for the neighbourhood playground.
Working with 3D Artists for the playground's 3D render
Final Version of Sheeda's Classroom (illustrated by a supporting artist)
Sheeda's Bedroom
Concept sketches for Sheeda’s bedroom
Final Version Sheeda’s bedroom
Sheeda's School and Classroom
Concepts for Sheeda’s school and classroom
Final Version of Sheeda's Classroom (illustrated by a supporting artist)
Other Concepts
Graphics for marketing material.
CONCLUSION
Ready for the RSR Comics
After developing different angles and poses, the characters and backgrounds were used for the Run Sheeda Run Comics.
Thank you for reading!