Tuesday, 23 August 2016

18/08/2016 week 04


This was a bunch of concept tests with colour, ears and different snout shapes. These dog concepts all have an overall similar look to a dog which i was originally happy with but I took a few steps back and currently trying to redesign the head to get more of a wolf feel.
Ive been focusing on the head a lot and really trying to know the ins and outs of the shape which has proven to be a bit challenging especially in trying to find the fastest method to quickly whip up different angles. I am a lot stronger with the side profiles and because i have mainly been focusing on them i have neglected the other angles which have needed equal attention so I will be trying to focus on the general shape of my character and dropping the detail while i discover the perfect shaped head for my wolf.
I was originally going to do a boar character but ive changed it to a tapir for no major reason except i think they are super cool and can easily fit into the same size and similar movement as a boar. These concepts are not quite what i want but I  am getting a rough idea of how i would like this character to evolve. Finding anatomy reference is a little harder with the Tapir compared to the wolf which means i havnt had as much practice and knowledge on the mechanics of its bones and muscles structure so i do think i need further investigation and a lot of live action reference.
This was my original half done turn around before i decided to change up the head and I have also been trying to simplify the shapes so i will be able to animate him easier. I feel like ive spent a long time on the character development which i didnt take into consideration at the beginning but i really want to know the creature and its movement inside out so i dont have a lot of trouble while animating and can go into it confidently that i know where the anatomy and weight is carried.   
Frans told me about practicing a lot of gesture drawing from wolf documentaries and videos to really start getting a better understanding of the movement and perspective changes which has really helped a tone! I do think i need to do this a lot more for the practice so hopefully i can get more of these pages done quickly!!
these were some emotion studies on my wolf character before i decided to change my design..... looking back now i really liked the look of a few of these but whats done is done hopefully i dont waist to much time and finish the characters asap because BGs and animating will take a long time. 

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