The Daleks
This is such an iconic story – the design is flawless. How to pay tribute to that in a sketch? I wanted the Dalek to be misty, smeary, blended into the fabric of its’ environment. I also wanted to contrast it with the Thal imagery – such as the crude viking drawing of a warrior in their history files?
The Daleks are n inspired design, but their strenth is my problem here – they are so three-dimensional! They’re designed to be seen as an object. In depicting one, I took inspiration from Ray Cusick’s design plans – published in Doctor Who – The Early Years – to give an axonometric side-view.
For colours, I went for light blue and orange, which reflect the silvery design of the Dalek city, the orange complementing the Dalek casing’s colour too, and to try and get a feeling of the brightness and heat of the Neutron Bomb that hangs over this story.
