mood board :

Sketches :

Character profile : Grinan

concept: Grinan is an enemy that physically can’t stop smiling representing the forced fake emotions. It’s design is meant to look unsettling, especially with the permanent smile with the smaller crying eyes to show the Grinan true feelings. Taller than the player the Grinan attacks by jumping towards the player trying to slash the player

• Shape : two-legged claws, full of hair, multiple smaller crying eyes with a massive forced smile and a main eye inside its mouth.
• texture : Hairy and leathery
• colour : dark blue tones, greys and reds
• motion : moves quickly and attacks with its mouth