Person of Note: Ernie, Red, and Ludo

After creating my Kermit postcard yesterday I was raring to go today. The process and design I knew and I quickly created the remaining three postcards.

I began by using a picture of Ernie from the Internet to trace. I then created background heads using a template of the Kermit background for guidance.

I then inserted the date of Ernie's first appearance and voila! Done.

However the colours of this piece were slightly brighter than my Kermit one so I intensified the Kermit colours slightly to match. Henson was all for bright colourful characters and I want this conveyed as best as possible in my pieces.

After this I used the same process to make Red Fraggle.

However when it came to Ludo I couldn't find a stock image of him looking directly at the camera so I had to find one as close as possible and make alterations during the outlining stage.

Another issue I encounter was that Ludo's head was much wider and thinner than the other characters so I had to play around with the background heads somewhat until they felt right. They still seem more spacious than the other characters background heads, but I am happy with the result to not worry about it.