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Imaginary, the mascot for all things from the my head

Dylan Roca
Story Artist

Dog of the Samurai | 2D Animated Short Film

Dog of the Samurai | Final Boards

Early Act 1 Boards

Proof of Concept Boards

Early Design Explorations

Dog of the Samurai Preliminary Character Designs by Dylan Roca

Cast Line Up

Cast / Character line up for Dog of the Samurai

Yoshiro Models

Yoshiro Expression sheet done for Dog of the Samurai

Young Yoshiro Skull Breakdown

Young Yoshiro Skull Study

First Act Layouts

Character Layout of Young Yoshiro for the first act of Dog of the Samurai

Second Act Layouts

Character Layout of Yoshiro walking out of the shadows for the second act of Dog of the Samurai

Third Act Layouts

Character Layout of Yoshiro, Mother Wolf and the Wolf Cub for the third act of Dog of the Samurai

Style Frame/ Pipeline Exploration

Color Key example for Dog of the Samurai

Color Keys

Color Key of Young Yoshiro staring into a blood puddle for Dog of the Samurai

Teaser

Teaser Trailer Character Layout of Young Yoshiro from Dog of the Samurai

Design Notes & Drawovers

Director's notes on Yoshiro Model Sheet for Dog of the Samurai

Posters

Illustration for the 2nd poster for Dog of the Samurai

Pitch Materials

Preliminary Yoshiro Design for the animated short film Dog of the Samurai

Concept art of a wolf and her cub looking at a dog with a sword in the background, done in the style of traditional Japanese art for Dog of the Samurai

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