Jamie Hewlett

Jamie Hewlett is one of my newly is one of my newly founded, favourite digital based artist. I have always known of him and his work, but never really gave much though to his concepts and where he obtained his inspiration. I chose him because of the beautiful character and landscaping design, alongside the eye for intricate detail. Most people probably recognize his work from the comic ' Tank Girl' or the popular rock group called 'Gorillaz'.

He was originally inspired by the figure of a monkey and referred to ancient Japanese art pieces that had the creature as an idol. Most of his figurative pieces involve 'Ape' like features, which highlights how he reacts to his inspirations. He pays extreme attention to the  'smaller' details in his drawings. He use certain accessories depending on the personality of the character, and adds specific alterations to the clothing to make them stand out. My main focus is going to be on 'Gorillaz' as i am very familiar with them and their style throughout the years. They ave developed different kinds of trends and are never really seen with the same outfit one, which makes them seem slightly more realistic to us as we also do the same. I want to be able to take some of the key attributes from a close analysis for my own character development.

This is Noodle. She is the bass payer in the band 'Gorillaz' and plays a significant role within the group. She is known for the cut and obscure Japanese style. She often appears with props and shirts related to Japanese pop culture, and from movies such as 'Godzilla'. Putting this kind of style into a character really moulds them into having their own personalities and characteristics. I chose Noodle in this case as she has a strong, unusual fashion that is recognized more so than the rest of the band.

I chose this image as a perfect example to represent her. She is the youngest of the group and her age is often shown through he style. For example, in this image she is wearing a hooded jacket with ears and a sheriff badge. She also has a match in her mouth, which indicates to me she is too young to smoke, so she replaces it with something that could replicate it. The other guys in the band are notoriously known to be quite rebellious who smoke, drink and do various adult like activities. Noodle is the one from the group that follows from example, but still holds her own child like manner. The aviators she wears reflect  that of all the members of the band. I think this perfectly shows how Noodle is inspired by her elders and mimics their style to fit in with their personalities. The combination of her immaturity and style from other members makes her more unique within the band, and we tend to pay more attention to her as her child like behaviours change and become increasingly entertaining.