Cockroach character design

WALL-E is the last robot left on Earth. He spends his days tidying up the planet, one piece of garbage at a time. But during 700 years, WALL-E has developed a personality, and he's more than a little lonely. Then he spots EVE, a sleek and shapely probe sent back to Earth on a scanning mission..

BugWorld is my personal worldbuilding project based on character design.

The first flea sketches by director Bibo Bergeron "We really struggled to create a giant flea, dressed like Aristide Bruant, with the charm of Matthieu Chédid . . . I asked several friends—illustrators, comic book artists, storyboarders—to sketch Francoeur from the description of the character I gave them. Suddenly, it dawned on me… If you look carefully, Francoeur’s face is heart-shaped. It occurred to me that this was no coincidence. It’s very symbolic that this heart-shaped face looks at…

In a realm of sentient arthropods, there wanders a female roach who, armed with a sidearm just in case an adventure goes south, offers useful and skillfully crafted wares to anyone she encounters. This character is a Rough Full Concept commission and was conceptualized and designed for the one and only Wastelandrat. I am always grateful to draw bug people, and with roaches being among my favorite arthropods, this project was 0% work and 100% enjoyable!

Cockroach Man Concept