ABOUT

I got the idea to visually develop a version of Little Red riding Hood a few years ago when I decided to redirect my career into animation and design. Researching the tale of Little Red Riding Hood brought to light some interesting historical framework - including the grisly true story of the Beast of Gevaudan. The earliest version of the tale with which we are all familiar has been traced back to the early 18th century; however, there are some interesting relatives to the story occurring much earlier. For simplicity’s sake I chose to develop the 18th century tale and wanted it set in post-collapse old world empirical France, with a futuristic but ancient feel, and include the beauty and landscape of Gevaudan. These are two very contrasting environments within this tale - as with the original, ‘woods’ vs ‘town’ - and so develop palette, tone, mood, and space according to the character arc. I also wanted to experiment with visuals influenced by French post-impressionism and French symbolist landscape, as these movements were coming to fruition just as industry was creeping into the natural environment.

Utilizing every medium from traditional pencil and paper to photoshop, procreate, and Maya autodesk, I began to form a world around this concept. It is still ongoing, but I do plan on creating a graphic novel from it or pitching it as an animated miniseries to Netflix.