Little Box Of Ideas

   Day 98 – Stinga Stinga is an alien jellyfish floating through outer space. He has lost his charge and can’t crackle and snap like lightning, the way he used to. He is on a quest to get his sting back and is hunting for “Buzzno”, the only planet in the universe that has any

   Day 97 – Bab Bab is a baby. He has always been a baby wearing grown up clothes. He never grows up and he can’t talk. He likes to hug people though, but they always run away from him. I think there is an almost grotesque quality to this vector character and it really

March was a busy month in my Vector Character land. I had at least 5 days where I was totally stumped and had to sit for half an hour to collect my thoughts. I wonder if the inspiration gets harder to come by as the days progress. I find creating the vector characters quite a

   Day 96 – Fifi Fifi is the prettiest ballerina in the robot town of “Tip”. She practices everyday from morning to night. Her dream is to be as light as a feather and not make any clankity sounds when she goes up and down on her big clunky, metal toes. Time Taken : 30

   Day 95 – Ringer Remember Boothman?? Ringer is the master calling device, the only one he trusts to be there for him and his Boothmen. Ringer looks lazy and half asleep, but don’t be fooled by his looks. It is part of his deception strategy. He can dial any number faster than lightning and

It is hard to live in Australia and miss the word "Walkabout" especially since it is more of a sentiment and refers to an Aboriginal rite of passage for young adolescent males. They spend a few months in the wilderness, living in harmony with nature, discovering their land on their journey to adulthood. A "Design

   Day 94 – Peddler Blink Peddler Blink is Riko’s latest finds. On one of her recent adventures with her pet tree Bark, Riko found a unique transportation device that went as fast as it blinked. It also changed colors from red to green when it started moving. She was so happy to have found

   Day 93 – Prong Prong is the oldest and the naughtiest expression sprite of all. He is forever upto some godforsaken mischief. On one of his mischief missions, he broke a huge fork and stuck the prongs on his head after painting them red. That is how he got his name. He is a

Time is flying and the vector characters keep growing in their strength and numbers. It is time for some roundups and today I am rounding up 28 characters that were designed and developed in the month of February 2010 as part of my ongoing Project 365 Vector Character series. As usual I am offering them

   Day 92 – Black Shade Black Shade has to work very hard to glow at night. His black, polka dot riddled body doesn’t reflect much light and that is not a very good thing for a lamp shade. When he scrunches his eyes shut tight and concentrates real hard, his nose glows a bright

   Day 91 – Mancha Mancha the chocolate chip cookie looks like a ghastly Halloween monster, a failed experiment at Le Coco, the quaint little chocolate shop where Bon Bon Bonita and Delica live. He wishes someone would decorate and spruce him up so he could be a Christmas or Easter cookie! Time Taken :

   Day 90 – Lota Lota is a pale pink little lotus bud that lives on Slime lake. She doesn’t have a pad to sleep on and feels very vulnerable when the dark green waters shimmy and roll at night. Legend goes that there is something very sinister lurking in the depths of the lake

   Day 89 – Kap Kap, the brown mushroom can hop really high on his strong little stumpy stalk. On a lucky day, he can bounce right upto the top of the tall trees. He does that often to try and get out of the maze of the dark, dark woods. Sometimes when he bounces

   Day 88 – Howl Howl is a conversationalist and the most articulate speech bubble that ever lived in the land of thoughts. He is wise, suave and very chatty indeed, sometimes having multiple conversations while floating swiftly over Thinkatania. Time Taken : 20 minutes Softwares : Illustrator CS 4 & Photoshop CS 4 Font

   Day 87 – Papa Papa owns the big Pasta shop in Pastra where Pennechi the roller lives. He loves inventing new and exciting shapes of Pasta every single day. He is quite an expert at it too, since he is actually a rolling pin. Time Taken : 20 minutes Softwares : Illustrator CS 4