Performers Names



    The beginning of this page i write about what i will develop and refine for the sketches briefly. Which i went back and did as mentioned on each sketch. Also wrote about my next plans to add a border. Also possibly combining two poster designs together which i have decided to not do.
   Rest of the page i wrote down names that could be used for each performer and the circus names. Additionally, the poster slogan which i chose to be "Welcomes you!"
I took my own name "Charlotte" and wrote it backwards, "ettolrahc". Then simplified it until it sounded nice to me, which created "Etolarac". For the rest of the Circus name i chose "Blue Moon" as i really love those words for how they sound and simple imagery. Cirque Du Soleil has their circus name in french. I decided to translate mine which created "Etolarac Lune Bleu Cirque".
  For the performers name, it was easy to then come up with the Ringmasters name as she owns the circus hence "Madame Etolarac". I then went onto a name generator website and chose certain themes, such as clown names, monster names etc. Then wrote down the words that appealed to me and joined them up with a few others to create names. I then went through my list and chose which one suited each performer. For instance, "Cadey" is decay backwards so it fit the skeleton, Talonmour Kaens fit as "Kaens" is"snake" scrambled up.
   Last name i came up with on the next page. I took the word "crystal-gazer" and jumbled the words up to create "star cry", then translated it into french. Then took the remaining word "gazer" and changed it to gazelle as i liked how it sounded. gazelles are also related to goats and have horns. Thus creating Gazelle Cri d'etoile.
   Rest of the page i simplified my next plans to experiment in paint style and add borders.

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