Bedouin Tracker

Bedouin Tracker

This sketch was result of a few influences such as the movies Lawrence of Arabia, Pitch Black and Dune. One of the aspects of the movie Dune, which I really liked was the Stillsuit worn by the Freeman.  This design concept in the movie itself was really well executed and I wanted to combine this idea of a special suit with the more traditional clothes worn by those seen in Lawrence of Arabia. The long flowing clothes gives a sense drama and helps to identify with the harsh environment of our own deserts here on earth.

In the movie Pitch Black the characters crash land on a planet that was really interesting in terms of lighting, the intense lighting used in the movie gave a sense of how another world could possibly look. With these things in mind I set about designing a costume for the main character.

The initial thoughts for the sketch was the idea of a ship crash landing on a desolate planet and the occupants survived. Wandering off into the desert, little did they know that they were being tracked.
The Bedouin is seen scanning the sand and holding what was originally intended as a sandstorm shield. I decided later to change this into a piece of wreckage from the ship - this needs improving to read better as wreckage.

I tried to make the planet look alien by creating some strange rock formations also including the twin suns and large distant planet. This all needs working on. The main focus which again needs improving was the head gear, costume design and how the costume flows in the sand storm. The wreckage distracts the viewer at the moment and the whole composition is flat needing more depth and attention to what I want the viewer to see first, second etc... Thats all for now... thanks for viewing.

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