Brainstorm Blog #1

The point I am currently focusing on for my imaginative persona's faux selfies, is that they can shapeshift into different animals. I have been thinking that I could create a few selfies that encompass each of those forms of Ash. Last week I made chameleon-form Ash out of air dry clay and painted it, and I plan on taking it outside to do a photoshoot that shows the side of Ash's personality that causes them to take that form. I will then take those images and use them to create a few selfies in Photoshop.

For Ash's panther form, I will be looking up images of black panthers to use in Photoshop. Another idea I have had is showing Ash and all their forms in the same image - perhaps making the animal forms translucent. A sketch from brainstorming this is seen below:

I have also been thinking about what Ash does on a daily basis. What would they look like or how would they feel after fighting this dragon seen below? Would they want to gain a dragon form? Or would they try to tame the dragon instead?

Something I will be looking to for inspiration is seeing if I can find any articles on Druidism and related lore. It would also be interesting to research how chameleons and black panthers express emotion - I am aware at least that chameleons will change color depending on their mood, health, and surroundings. The chameleon below looks angry: its beard is bright red and its mouth is wide and menacing. Who knows? Maybe this is what Ash looks like when they are having a bad day and someone intrudes in their personal bubble!

Source: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D9SA_hxeHc_g&psig=AOvVaw0WNu6Z6XKKHg_IXh61886i&ust=1675401339238000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CBAQjhxqFwoTCJjNtsGK9vwCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAQ

Lastly, I can always gain inspiration from my very own Ash, the leopard gecko. He can be kind of a moody teen when I'm trying to change out his water. He smiles a lot, which makes me wonder, does my imagined persona Ash ever smile? What do they smile for, or who do they smile for? I can imagine them having a very serene expression while sipping tea, and perhaps the slightest tinge of a smile when eavesdropping on the gossip of other customers.