Week 1: Initial character ideas 18/10/07

We talked about having one or two characters in our environment to make it more interesting to watch. The first idea for a character was to have a cat, so I looked at different cat films and television shows, to help get a better understanding on cat design and cat movement.














The Most helpful out of all of the films and television shows I watched, was the Disney animated feature film 'The Aristocats'. There is a particular part in the film where it shows great use of cat animation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AOEHW2SfWA







We also decided that it might be nice to have someone or something that the cat could interact with. We talked about having an old woman because we didn't really want another potentially strong and vibrant character, we believed it would take away from the environment.





















These are my initial sketches and design ideas for the old woman. I was looking more at detail and postures that might compliment the environment.






















I looked at two artists, Angela Talbot who is a skilled sculpture and Lucian Frued who is an artist. I picked both these individuals to look at because I loved there attention to detail, both artists have used a realistic approach to their work.




















I also decided to look at more unrealistic forms of old woman characters to see a variety, and maybe to incorporate it into the final design.