Saturday, 5 January 2013

Character Design: Props- Steamboat Progress

This is the current appearance of the Snake and Alligator's Steamboat. Its spectacularly over the top to reflect both the Vegas-like purpose of the vehicle, as well as the 'fit for character' style you often see in cartoons such as He-Man (i.e. Castle Greyskull reflecting Skeletor).
Its about halfway there, with the rough colours and tone added. The finer details are to be added tomorrow.
As always, feedback please!

Friday, 4 January 2013

Character Design: Action Shots- 'Playing Cards' Progress

The majority of the colour and tone has been added to the characters now. All that is left is to dress the scene and add colour and tone to the props (as well as making some minor corrections regarding the somewhat... broken construction of the characters' hands).

Character Design: Action Shots- 'Playing Cards' Progress

Just a quick progress update on the development of one of my action shots. This shows the Mongoose playing cards against the Alligator, whilst the true brains behind the operation, the Snake, sneaks cards to the Alligator from beneath the table.
As before, the messy bits are annotated as I've been going along, but as usual, I'm still in dire need of feedback! Critique, ho!

Thursday, 3 January 2013

Character Design: Hero Turnaround Progress Update

I'm getting closer to finishing the turnaround for my Hero character now. I still have a way to go, but it is more or less in the refinement stages now. I've been scribbling down notes as I go, deleting annotation as I change the character, and the bits that are left are the bits I've yet to alter. Of course, these are my own observations, and I'd appreciate it if I could get an outside perspective. So, once again, I am fishing for feedback!
Feedback please!!!

Wednesday, 2 January 2013

Character Design: Hero Turnaround Progress

A quick update on the progress of my Hero character. This is only the front, and its not yet complete, but as usual, I felt it would be a good idea to grab some feedback before I set anything in stone. So, feedback please!

Tuesday, 1 January 2013

Character Design: Sidekick Progress

This is the sidekick character so far. I've began the rear view, but it was incomplete, so I have cropped it out of this preview for the moment. The character is not yet complete, but this is more or less how it will appear in the end.
I keep finding myself doubting the originality of this design, and I have been making an effort to try and tone down the generic nature, but I'm still a little stumped. So, I thought this is probably a good time to ask for some feedback and suggestions for how I can push this character a little bit out of the 'animal in people clothes' spectrum.
Feedback please!!!

Character Design: Final Villain Turnaround

This is the final turnaround for the Villain. The head shape has been altered slightly in response to feedback from Justin, and overall, I'm fairly happy with the design.
As always, feedback is appreciated.