Hameas
Hameas is the protagonist of this story, timid and unsure of himself and wanting to remain neutral in a world divided. After discovering a magic gauntlet, he finds himself forced to pick a side in a story much larger than he had ever envisioned for himself.
2025:
With Hameas’ latest iteration I changed very little from the previous design. I made the lines a bit thinner and made the coloring more textured, as well as returning his one antlered helmet without the cost of covering his facial expressions to create a more distinctive silhouette.
2024:
With this iteration of Hameas I wanted to emphasize the importance of shape language. Not only did I want to contrast Hameas’s size with the gauntlet but his shape as well. I used almost exclusively round shapes with Hameas, communicating innocence, friendliness, and a softness that contradicted the large boxy gauntlet. The goal was to indicate that Hameas was at odds with his newfound role as a hero. I also used some basic tests to try to make Hameas’s character design as sleek and straightforward as possible by showing what it looks like with just values, colors, and silhouette.
2022:
With this earlier iteration of Hameas my goal was to create a more distinctive and unique look from the previous versions, but I ultimately decided that there was too much going on in the design and it needed to be simplified if it was going to be viable and appealing in an animated format.
