The Magical World of Edvard Alton

Edvard was one of those characters that required very little tweaking in terms of character design. His final design isn't too far removed for his initial sketches; he came out looking almost exactly like I wanted him too. Edvard is a fun little character to write and draw for. I like his nose, his big ol' ears, and especially his fun outfit. That's part of the fun of creating characters; you can draw things that you wish you could be.

For those of you who are curious, Ed was named after two people: Edvard Munch, who you should recognize as the artist who painted The Scream, and Alton Brown, host of probably the best show on television ever, Good Eats. That's a little bit of trivia for you fans out there. When I originally put Edvard into Episode 8, it was just for a short sequence. But since then the character has grown on me, and his part has grown considerably. How much? Well, you'll just have to keep reading Lancaster to find out!