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Dylan Roca
Story Artist

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

Yoshiro pose sheet done for Dog of the Samurai

Yoshiro full head turnaround sheet done for Dog of the Samurai

Yoshiro head angle sheet done for Dog of the Samurai

Yoshiro shape breakdown 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

Character Layout of Young Yoshiro looking up at Tomomi's sword for the first act of Dog of the Samurai

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

Character Layout of Tomomi for the first act of Dog of the Samurai

Second Character Layout of Tomomi for the first act of Dog of the Samurai

Third Character Layout of Tomomi 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

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

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

Character Layout of Yoshiro with sword for the second act of Dog of the Samurai

Character Layout of Yoshiro looking at Mother Wolf for the second act of Dog of the Samurai

Character Layout of Yoshiro looking at Wolf Cub for the second act of Dog of the Samurai

Character Layout of Yoshiro maliciously grinning for the second act of Dog of the Samurai

Character Layout of Yoshiro jump scare for the second act of Dog of the Samurai

Character Layout of Yoshiro breathing for the second act of Dog of the Samurai

Character Layout of Yoshiro breathing for the second act of Dog of the Samurai

Character Layout of Yoshiro breathing for the second act of Dog of the Samurai

Character Layout of Yoshiro breathing for the second act of Dog of the Samurai

Character Layout of Yoshiro growling at Mother Wolf for the second act of Dog of the Samurai

Character Layout of Yoshiro staring at Mother Wolf for the second act of Dog of the Samurai

Character Layout of Yoshiro furious at Mother Wolf for the second act of Dog of the Samurai

Character Layout of Yoshiro running at Mother Wolf for the second act of Dog of the Samurai

Character Layout of Yoshiro running at Mother Wolf for the second act of Dog of the Samurai

Character Layout of Mother Wolf being slammed into a tree for the second act of Dog of the Samurai

Character Layout of Mother Wolf death scene for the second act of Dog of the Samurai

Character Layout of Wolf Cub mourning his mother 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

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Style Frame/ Pipeline Exploration

Color Key example for Dog of the Samurai

Character Layout example for Dog of the Samurai

Clean Up key example for Dog of the Samurai

Background line art example for Dog of the Samurai

Final Background Example for for Dog of the Samurai

Color Keys

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

Color Key of Young Yoshiro and Tomomi for Dog of the Samurai

Color Key of Yoshiro walking out of the shadows for Dog of the Samurai

Color Key of Yoshiro in the snow for Dog of the Samurai

Color Key of Yoshiro with a sword grinning maliciously at Mother Wolf from Dog of the Samurai

Color Key of the Wolf Cub in the snow for Dog of the Samurai

Color Key of the fight between Yoshiro and Mother Wolf from Dog of the Samurai

Color Key of Mother Wolf's death scene from Dog of the Samurai

Color Key of Yoshiro staring at the scene he's created, done for Dog of the Samurai

Color Key of Yoshiro walking into the sunset for Dog of the Samurai

Teaser

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

2nd Teaser Trailer Character Layout of Young Yoshiro from Dog of the Samurai

Teaser Trailer Character Layout of Yoshiro from Dog of the Samurai

Teaser Trailer Character Layout of Yoshiro from Dog of the Samurai

Teaser Trailer Color Key of Young Yoshiro from Dog of the Samurai

Teaser Trailer Color Key of Yoshiro with glowing eyes from Dog of the Samurai

Color Key of Yoshiro from Dog of the Samurai

Design Notes & Drawovers

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

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

Director's draw over of Yoshiro with notes for Dog of the Samurai

Yoshiro anatomical armature for Dog of the Samurai

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

Director's draw over of Mother Wolf with notes for Dog of the Samurai

Director's draw over of Wolf Cub with notes for Dog of the Samurai

Posters

Illustration for the 2nd poster for Dog of the Samurai

Illustration for the 3rd poster for Dog of the Samurai

Pitch Materials

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

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

Preliminary Mother Wolf Design for the animated short film Dog of the Samurai

Preliminary Wolf Cub 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

Concept art of a green and flourishing mountainside in Japan. In the foreground are cranes, and near a large lake stands a house. Done for Dog of the Samurai

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