Some of my favorite development time on Arlo the Alligator Boy was spent creating style guides. It really helped the animators, and also allowed me to check my own work to make sure the characters were constructed in a way that makes sense! Waiter by @ChuChuBoogie
Arlo was the most comprehensive in terms of construction. He's the main character and we obviously wanted to build him in a way that was easy for the animators to move him. He's built from very simple shapes!
Tony was pretty fun, too. Demystifying his face and trying to compensate for "float" forced me to think more about head construction and facial landmarks.
I think the most important thing when it comes to design is shape. Relating character construction to normal items or basic shapes really helps people remember how to draw them on model. Keeping things focused is important too, we were worried about float on Bertie's face too.
Important words to live by. ❤️⚔️
My boyfriend was potting houseplants outside on our patio today and that makes me stupid happy.
Some cute barista and cafe customer character development for a commission I'm working on!
Some of my favorite development time on Arlo the Alligator Boy was spent creating style guides. It really helped the animators, and also allowed me to check my own work to make sure the characters were constructed in a way that makes sense! Waiter by @ChuChuBoogie
Some of my Bertie development and design from Arlo the Alligator Boy, voiced by the brilliant @marylambertsing! She's probably my favorite character I've ever designed!
Gonna start posting my #arlothealligatorboy character development work! Starting with Edmee because she was the toughest to nail down. I absolutely adored her design in the end, and working on such a complex, but sweet character was just a joy. Annie Potts was just brilliant.
Some more #arlothealligatorboy character dev! Here's Ansel, Arlo's dad (voiced by @VRodriguezIII). I wanted him to have a very "Uncle Walt" kind of feel to him- someone Arlo felt he could trust immediately, which made the reality after "Better Life" hit that much harder.