Pari-Mehr (Visual Development)
This project is the practical component of my MFA thesis, The Impact of 16th Century Persian Miniatures on Visual Development. In this work, I explored how elements such as historical context, shape language, ethnology, and geography can inform and influence visual development in animation.
To do this, I focused specifically on 16th-century Persian miniature painting and worked to translate its unique shape language and symbolic aesthetics into animatable character design and concept art. The result is a culturally grounded visual development project that bridges traditional Persian art and contemporary animation design.
Poster design for the dissertation defense of this project
Character interactions: Zal chasing Pari-Mehr
Character interactions: Pari-Mehr does makeup on Zal
Color change based on mood: Pari-Mehr grieving for her lost wings
Final character design for Pari-Mehr
Character design and costume design for Pari-Mehr and Zal
Character rotation sheet for Pari-Mehr
Pari-Mehr Project Characters scale sheet
Character facial expression sheet for Pari-Mehr
Close up of Character facial expression sheet for Pari-Mehr
Character age and color exploration for Zal
Character design for Gopat-Shah (Ancient Persian Mythical Sphinx)
Character design for Simorgh (Iranian Mythical Bird)
Character design exploration for Gopat-Shah (Ancient Persian Mythical Sphinx)
Character design explorations for Gopat-Shah (Ancient Persian Mythical Sphinx)
Character design explorations for Simorgh (Iranian Mythical Bird)
Visual development of the city influenced by 16th-century Persian miniatures
Initial visual development of the city influenced by 16th-century architecture in Iran
Pari-Mehr Character Development
Pari-Mehr: Early Stages of Character Design
Initial Character design explorations for Zal
Character design explorations for horses
Pari-Mehr Project initial Scale Sheet
Art studies from 16th century Persian miniatures
Art studies from different historical periods in Iran
Iranian Insect Study and Design
