INSPIRATION

My inspiration for the characters came about from the stereotypes a lot of people have of 'CHAVS' which are . . . .

• Hoodie
• Cap
• Trainers

Having grown up next to a council estate for the majority of my life i understood why people made these judgements and how they had come about in the first place.

I didnt really have any insipation for the style of the cartoons i have produced even though people would argue that everything is inspired by something, it is a style i like to think i have created myself over many years of drawing cartoons in my spare time and my main focus for most of the drawings would be the face as I would often draw charicatures of class mates and teachers whilst at school (which got me into trouble quite a lot even though i saw it as harmless fun). Mabey i have been inspired by cartoons such as The Simpsons and Dennis the Menace along with other Beano characters as these where cartoons and comics i enjoyed, this would explain the beady eyes and skin tones I have used for the characters.

Walking

Getting my main character walking has been a right pain in the arse, why? I dont really know bacause once i finally acheived it I realised that it is really simple. The walk cycle I have created is quite simple its just three sketches which are then repeated in reverse order. I had looked at various tutorials on the internet a lot of which were from american sites with various flash tutorials which seemed to confuse me even more for some reason. Now i have learned how to do it i am confident that I could create a better walk cycle for a character than the one for my game which looks ok but i know could be better but is not bad for a first attempt.

CHOSEN FONT - ANTISOCIAL

THIS IS THE FONT I HAVE CHOSEN TO USE THROUGHOUT THE GAME. I LIKE THIS FONT AND THINK IT WORKS WELL BECAUSE IT LOOKS EFFORTLESS AND QUITE SCRUFFY AND DIRTY AND IS ACTUALLY ANTI SOCIAL BECAUSE THE SPACE INSIDE THE LETTERS *(B,D,E,G,O,P AND Q) IS FILLED UNLIKE STANDARD EVERYDAY FONTS WHICH ARE CLEAN AND EASY ON THE EYE.

HERE IS THE STORYBOARD FOR MY INTERACTIVE GAME

THIS IS REALLY FUNNY HAD TO THROW IT IN.

IT HAS HAD 180,906 VIEWS AND ABOUT 50 DIFFERANT REMIXS.

QUALITY VIEWING

CHAV CARTOON

Link for website with chav flash cartoons...

HERE ARE THE BOOKS I BOUGHT FROM AMAZON FOR ABOUT £3.00 FOR RESEARCH. THE 'CHAV!' BOOK WAS QUITE USEFULL AS IT GAVE REFERANCE TO EVERY ASPECT OF THE LIFESTYLE THESE PEOPLE LIVE HOWEVER MOST OF THE STUFF I ALREADY KNEW AND THE OTJER 2BOOKS WERE VERY CHEAP AND USELESS WHICH IS WHAT I EXPECTED REALLY.

HERE ARE SOME OF THE DRAWINGS I HAVE DONE OBVIOUSLY I WANT TO HAVE CONTINUITY WITHIN MY GAME WITH REGARDS TO HOW EACH CHARACTER LOOKS. AS YOU CAN SEE EACH DRAWING HAS A CHARICATURE-ISH LOOK TO THEM AND ALL HAVE BEADY EYES.

'Asbo' and 'chav' make dictionary

The latest edition of the Collins English Dictionary has been published, including 1,500 new words reflecting recent changes in language and culture. Among the new words is "chav" - defined as "a young working class person who dresses in casual sports clothing". Also included are "Asbo", the acronym of Anti-Social Behaviour Order, and "retrosexual", a heterosexual man who spends little time on his appearance. The dictionary's editor-in-chief said it reflected a "vibrant" society. The dictionary suggests the word chav may have come from the Romany term "chavi", meaning child. 'Property porn' Elaborating on the theme, the tome also includes "chavette" - a female chav - and the adjectives "chavish" and "chavtastic" - designed for or suitable for chavs. The chav's equivalents from Ireland - "skanger", Scotland - "ned" and East Anglia - "yarco", also get a mention.

Council Estate Photographs
Here are the majority of the photographs i took in East Leeds (Gipton, Seacroft, Harehills and Halton Moor). I have to say that when i was taking some of these pictures i got some funny looks from people which wasnt suprising really as run down council houses aint usually somehting which is photographed, however i think they have a lot of character compared to most private houses. My favourite picture is the one below taken in Gipton.