I've fleshed out more about the main character, and done a more finalised version of his design. The final art was quite fun to do, and is painted in Photoshop. I'm learning more and more in digital painting. Next will be final concepts of the dog, sword and some and some environment paintings of the theatre. Blogger does seem to alter the colours a small amount when uploaded, but there isn't much difference. I've done the more traditional colours for the clothing. I've kept to a more lined and cell shaded style as I understand this, but would like to start branching out into different methods.
Name: William Johnson
Nickname: Bill
Born: 1907
Age: 68
Height: 6'1
Hair: Greying
Eye Colour: Blue
Personality: Kind and easy going, although slightly clumsy.
Likes to tell a story.
Relationship: Widowed
Background: Bill was born in London in 1907, living in a small house with his parents and 3 brothers. Growing up, Bill had a love for taking things apart and figuring out how they worked. At 13, Bill started a apprentice job as a builder, but growing bored he decided to join the Army at 15. Here, Bill decided to learn Bomb Disposal. WW2 started against Germany in 1939, meaning Bill was to join in the front lines. At 34, Bill got injured in trying to deactivate a live bomb, managing to run but no far enough and his leg got injured in the detonation. Returning back to England, once he had recovered, Bill started working in one of the 6 companies around London deposing of undetonated bombs.
After WW2 had ended, Bill recieve a honor and stayed on at the Army to teach Bomb Disposal, till he retired at 57. However, Bill's wife sadly passed not long after, and having no children, it meant Bill was living alone. Bill was not lonely as he has gained many friends over his years, and often would go to the local shops and theatre, telling stories of his adventures. One evening when visiting the theatre, he overhears that the janitor has left. Bill being quite a jack of all trades, offered to work for a short while until they find a replacement, bringing us to his first night on the job.
Research
During World War 2, England suffered large scales aerial attacks from German air forces, mainly unitised towards populated cities such as London and Liverpool. In the events of these invasions, multitudes of bombs would be dropped. however, due to the quick production process and faulty mechanics, many did not detonate on contact or was considered "Duds". In May 1940, the Foundation of Order was released to create 25 bomb disposal sections to work around London. It quickly became clear that 25 sections would not be enough to cope, so another 109 was authorized.The withdrawal of troops from the front lines was not possible as their expertise was needed there, so the calling for volunteers meant that many young officers stepped forward, and they hadn't long left the OCTU (Officer Cadet Training Unit).
Equipment was deemed low on the grounds, so to dig down to the bombs, pieces of corrugated iron and debris from houses was used. In the actual de-fuzing of the bombs, the appointed officer would use a hammer and chisel to unscrew the locking ring, gently withdrawing the fuse and rolling the bomb to release the picrics from the fuze pocket. By the end of August 1940, new bomb fuzing and a huge increase of attacks from the Luftwaffe meant an increase of deaths and casualties, the young recruits was poorly trained an struggled in the demand, so better organization was agreed. In the time between September 1940 and July 1941, 25 new sections had been created and trained, meaning 24,108 unexploded bombs was deactivated and removed. Each new section would control and command specific parts of london, sections was also deployed to Newcastle, Edinburgh, Leeds and Nottingham.
Research
During World War 2, England suffered large scales aerial attacks from German air forces, mainly unitised towards populated cities such as London and Liverpool. In the events of these invasions, multitudes of bombs would be dropped. however, due to the quick production process and faulty mechanics, many did not detonate on contact or was considered "Duds". In May 1940, the Foundation of Order was released to create 25 bomb disposal sections to work around London. It quickly became clear that 25 sections would not be enough to cope, so another 109 was authorized.The withdrawal of troops from the front lines was not possible as their expertise was needed there, so the calling for volunteers meant that many young officers stepped forward, and they hadn't long left the OCTU (Officer Cadet Training Unit).
Equipment was deemed low on the grounds, so to dig down to the bombs, pieces of corrugated iron and debris from houses was used. In the actual de-fuzing of the bombs, the appointed officer would use a hammer and chisel to unscrew the locking ring, gently withdrawing the fuse and rolling the bomb to release the picrics from the fuze pocket. By the end of August 1940, new bomb fuzing and a huge increase of attacks from the Luftwaffe meant an increase of deaths and casualties, the young recruits was poorly trained an struggled in the demand, so better organization was agreed. In the time between September 1940 and July 1941, 25 new sections had been created and trained, meaning 24,108 unexploded bombs was deactivated and removed. Each new section would control and command specific parts of london, sections was also deployed to Newcastle, Edinburgh, Leeds and Nottingham.
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