Character designs

Principles of Animation weeks 1-3

First off we were given a sheet of paper on which we had the task to  shape and draw objects, we had to think about light sources and the technique used such as cross hatch, scribble etc.

Figure1: shading an object

After that we drew some basic shapes and thought about how to fit a character into them after all a character can be defined by his personality and this can be reflected in how he/she looks.

Figure2: face shapes practice

Here is the character that i have settled on, his name is Jack Wilson and is based on me so i tried to place some of my characteristics in him. The mischievous sparkle in his eyes and the chubby checks which i regret to say i had when i was a kid. I used a basic sphere for the head design which matched the personality that i wanted to give my character.

Figure3: Faces for character, Front.

Figure4: Faces for character, Side.

Figure5: character2 designs,round head shape.

I am thinking on using this skeleton as the main character in my personal project.