Ideas for my project haven't been going so well. There is just too many ideas that seem to run away with each other and I think I would end up over complicating everything. That is one of my main concerns about freedom in projects, over-thinking.

So I have a couple of ideas that have to good base volume to them, starting with;

(Google images)

Idea 1a and 1b
Character and Environment Design


This entire idea could easily be split into two separate projects in which one would show character design and the other would be environment design. This idea seems fun but alot of work for the time I have been given.

When I was young my favorite story was 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears'. Using this as a guideline, I want to re-create the main characters the way I would like to see them;

The scene for 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' would be in an outback pine forest with mountains, e.g; the rockies, Alberta, Canada. Living in a wooden cabin with individual cabins attached depending on the size of each character; Big, Medium and Small.
To create the brothers, I still want them to come across as bears, I would design them as hunters, this way I would use bear furs as clothing such as gloves, cloaks and equipment. Hunters are sometimes seen as viscous with animal instincts, I am trying to keep a strong link between the three brothers and bears.

Goldilocks is the youngest of the four siblings. Each of the 'bears' is an older brother;

Big bear;
Oldest brother, giant like.
muscular but not exactly the most intelligent.
Doesn't always know what to do with his feet and always breaking things because of his huge size.

Medium bear;
The second oldest brother. He has the brains of the family alongside Goldilocks.
Average height and build but that doesn't matter when you have the brains.

Little bear;
Even though he is not the youngest, because of his size everyone treats him like the baby.
Always trying to be seen as older than he is and trying to have an input. Nothing ever works for him or goes his way.
Small and stumpy, looks of an overweight child aged 7-8yrs old.

(images from the internet, general idea of the brothers)

Goldilocks;
Smart just like her second oldest brother but has in a way street smart.
Very slender but muscular, so wouldn't take her as a 'girly girl'
Knows how to live in the wild, perfect survival skills.


For this idea I would focus on the environment but concept the characters to give a full story. I am not at all confident with character design and find it my most weakest point.