Friday, 21 October 2011

Clay mobel

I forgot to add this up :)
I did this just befor i started to 3d model the charictor so i knew he would look good in 3D
here it is in orger of creation (i promis ill get a better last pitcher latter)


oringinal clay shape (befor dry)





After drying and sanding





Painted (need better pic)

Thursday, 6 October 2011

3D Modeling

these are my view ports, along with a sketch for bone structune and typoligy as a giude line
The typoligy in the face it very wrong, i found it hard to add the details needed on A4.


Day 01            Begining the model
I took advice to change the knee to help it move better.


Day 2               Leg done
aall looking goob but im a littel paranoid about the slipper and what skining the foot may be like.

Day 3                  O-my-gosh
 Almost done! just need the hands and the body is ok to go. my progress has been very good to day. i was a little unshore in the are the elbow was probably what took the longest.... also the opening for where the neck is need a little work.
 Here's it mirrored so you can get a good feel of the proportions :)



Ping! face done! and the sceliton added in lots done to day :D all i have left to do now is the hair. im a littel unshore about how im going to make him blink, i may modle on some eyelids latter also. 

Storyboards

theres are the very first thumnail i did of the storyboards. However i was afrade this would be a bit long so the boards with a red X in the courner are being taken out.


















The end !



Enviroment Development

Play Area
(sean)


Mum abd dads bedroom!

As a toddler he never gets in there much (except for if he cant sleep at night) so its the first time hes incounterd this mirror.

I want the room ti be every bare and simple so you are not distracted, away from the main story/charictor.




Character Development

These are a few of my very first concept sketches.


As you can see i was very unsure about how to draw toddlers and there proportions so i began to work on that, from research. First at face expressions of toddles.



While sketching, i found out that children expression are very strong and expressive. perfice 
for animation.
also from looking at there body proportions, and common key fetchers. as shown below


I began dramatizing these key fetchers to make it more chartoony and lovable


This style was also inspired by cute cherubs and old rose cheeked children paintings. The same kind of think you might see in your grans house... kinda like this :
I began to sketch and research other famous and iconic Cartoon children. similar to my original drawings. 



 The main thing i keept noticing is there very small stumpy hands and large heads.
there big eyes and chubbiness make them look cute and lovable.


 This pitcher above is more looking at there body proportions, and common key fetchers. 
I showed this to a group of people to get there opinion on what they liked most. Most of them liked number 3 and 4 the best, they thought some there in between the two of them would be perfect. the height of 3 but the hair and face. 

I also got some input for more ideas, to try things like glasses or different hair.
I tryd this but i felt it made him feel older than a toddler also not as clumsy as id like him to be.


This is a colour chart to see which appeals most. I also drew expressions as a extra.
I wanted to go with natural look. so i used only natural colours. People said there fave was the second top. so ginger with blue eyes,
This is what i got when i added my feedback in and i was very happy with the results. 

Final design and character emotion sheet

 hope you like him as much as i do. hes so cute. 0w0