Continuing the Encanto series. An early look-development pass for Abuela Alma, her initial 3D visual development with a first hairstyle and outfit before the final design settled. Capturing her severity was crucial. As the matriarch, her emotional gravity demanded naturalistic proportions that graphic stylization alone couldn't carry, and finding that balance first set the reference every other Madrigal built from. A close collaboration with AD Bill Schwab.
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