Feedback and moving forward...

So for my PMP I got a 58, which the tutors said was really good because moving from level 5 to level 6 is a real game changer, or something. That's fine, I'm cool with that. My main criticism is that my book might be looking too traditional, or flat or the characters aren't contemporary enough etc etc. This means I've been asked to spend two weeks pushing character designs, examining contemporary books for modern character design, thinking about changing up the scene rather than blending into it. I'm sort of relieved. It means I can start over. The story is the same, but there's no need to ground this in logic - my biggest burden. I can have it absolutely mental, and fuck, I SHOULD have it absolutely mental. Like, why the hell aren't the takers all designed to reflect their specific method of taking? This excites me. It can open up to a world of fantasy things that are just insane. The takers don't need to be identifiable by their species, the fact that they take is enough. So, pictoplasma. That stuff is great. I love it. Also the spirits from the Avatar world (not the blue avatar world, the AWESOME avatar world, as in the last airbender and the legend of Korra). There have been two episodes from the latest series of The Legend of Korra that blew my mind. Everything was perfect and gorgeous. Strange spirits and animal hybrids and all sorts. Oh yeah, on that subject, Lisa was quite into the idea of animal hybrids like some of the ones I did early on (a bear crossed with a deer and a cow). But I'm walking into dangerous territory here. I've gotta be careful not to emulate things that I love. So all that aside, I guess we're on to a new beginning here. I don't even need to finish my book (that's what Lisa said, and now it's written down, as evidence and shit). Also, Joel said that it should either be super stylised or grounded, not so much both. I think he said that anyway. It's hard to remember everything. I'm excited, but also exhausted. Too much socialising today. So for now I'm going to share with you some pictures of the spirits from The Legend of Korra and take a nap. Oh also, I suppose some of the later Pokemon were pretty incredible in their character design too. I think when I start I'll begin by looking at animals and seeing what weird variations I can create. Maybe.