the Little Vampire - Animated Series Concept

Character design was the central discipline. Each character was developed with a distinct silhouette, personality-driven costume, and expressive range — from Anton, the antisocial human protagonist whose guava-red jacket keeps him visually anchored in every scene, to Rudi's theatrical posture and shifting fangs, and Ana's rounded teeth that soften her vampire nature. Anton's palette was deliberately designed to stand out against both the dark, purple-and-teal nocturnal environments of the vampire world and the muted, autumnal tones of the daytime human world — so that when he dons the borrowed cape, his shift into the vampire world reads visually without a word of dialogue.

Environments were developed with the same narrative intentionality: the Bohnsack apartment floorplan was drawn from the books, with Anton's room positioned so Rudi can enter through a window facing a blank wall rather than the street. The crypt interior draws on the cross-shaped floor plan of Byzantine church architecture, furnished with Victorian-era objects. The cemetery was designed around a specific pine tree — imposing but inconspicuous — beneath which the crypt entrance is hidden.

The project began with deep research into the source material and visual references — including animated series such as Hilda, Steven Universe, and Adventure Time — before moving into character sketching, colour key development, background painting, logo design, and the layout and graphic design of the complete art book.