3. Inspiration
The inspiration for Solo and the
Groovers is Marc Bolan and T.rex.
The original idea of Solo started in
2004 when I was ten years old. Each
character does has certain traits of the
origianl member of T.REX but I often
just use the image instead of the
sound. This is often described as a
cartoon tribute and not a audio
tribute, I am trying to give people my
visual intepretation of Marc Bolan
without touching the music. I also
enjoy T.rextasy and Too-rex as they
also keep the message of Bolan alive
and I have the biggest respect for
them :-)
4. Characters- Solo
Solo is 20 years old and was born on the
29th september in Hackney. He is the
lead singer and guitarist of the group.
He is often described by many as
being a womanizer but this changes
when he is with his friend, Delta. He
likes nothing better than to relax in
his room, listening to music or
reading poetry and also loves to
perform in concerts. The one thing I
love about him is that he is the
hardest character to draw which
makes it more challenging but he is a
rewarding character since he is
visually appealing. Solo's real name
is Marcus/Markus Feldan.
5. Characters- Delta
Delta is 14 years old and is born on the
11th of february. She is Solo's oldest
friend, Solo has known her since the
day of her birth along with her triplet
brothers, Skelta and Helta. Delta is
almost like a minder for Solo due to
his troubles coming to terms with the
loss of his girlfriend. She has also
been with him through when he took
cocaine and went into rehab. Delta
also loves hanging out with her
cousin, Cat 'n' Skins. I abosolutely
adore Detla because she is an easy
character to draw and her visual
appearance is very similar to Manga
which I refer to when I cannot find
any ideas. Delta's real name is
Jaydelta Michelle Ginsha.
6. Characters- Cat 'n' Skins
Cat 'n' Skins or C.S as he is known to
everyone, is 14 years old, born on the
27th of september. Born in
Whitehaven, Cumbria, C.S is the
sweet punk-like character who I
would describe as being the cutest
character. Also looks can be
decieveing because he can play Bass
guitar really well. I like the fact that
C.S is really easy to draw, it only
takes me a few mintues to draw him
well. C.S' real name is Micheal
Vincent John Montramem.
7. Cahracters- Hippy
Hippy is the youngest member of Solo
and the Groovers at 13 years old. He
is born on the 15th of May and is from
Fort Augustus, Loch Ness in the
highlands of Scotland. He is chilled
out and very smart and often has the
same stylisation of Jimi Hendrix
which I also often refer to. I like
howsimple he is as a character since
he is probably the easiest character to
draw like C.S due to the fact they
both have easy-to-draw
characteristics. Hippy's real name is
Hamesh William McBorough.
8. Future Plans
Since being at college and doing an
animation course, I really want to
take this and bring it to Solo and the
Groovers. This would then help me
promote my work well and also show
to other people what I really enjoy. I
would do this in my own British
cartoon style since it is what Solo and
the Groovers is... an entirely British
cartoon.
I am already beginning to write a story
based on my characters which I also
hope to have published.