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Inspiration & sketching the figure bases

The first thing that I had to think about when it came to this project was what would the bases of these figures look like. I was strongly inspired by Kid Robot's dunnies, a series of art toys with the same base but with a different "skin." Then I had to ideate what this base for my figure would look like. I thought about making one that looks like my heart or my brain or even just a random shape, but in the end, I came to the realization that a blindbox figure about my graphic design journey should be a little me–a perception of the self, a caricature almost. I wanted it to have the dead-eyed stare of domo for example but still embody a distinct female form.