Designing the yeti was much more enjoyable for me, although there wasnt much we could research on, we could still grasp on it from our imagination, a yeti is and animal that is portrayed differently by many people. Some view it as a big animal with short legs and ape looking, others view it as a wild beast with sharp teeth basically a vicious creature. We began sketching and bringing ideas together and eventually came up with our final design, but as we started to create the armiture we moved aaway from the initial idea we had and it turned in to a much more human looking creature, its body took human form, apart from having very big hands the shape had changed but we were happy with the outcome.
When we started designing the characters i wasnt sure where to begin, i think designin for stop motion means extra care needs to go in to every aspect of your drawing, can he stand on his legs ?, are his arms long enough to balance his body?, how big must his head be able to customize his expressions easily? all these questions kept entering my mind, so i started looking at the work of Tim Burton as he is one of the main inspirations for my interest in animation. I watched many of his documentaries and image reference to help me understand the use of armitures and how to bring your character to life by using the right materials, of course as students we wont be able to afford things such as silicone and strong armitures but i learnt a lot from watching his work.
A main problem i had with designing was, i had never designed a middle aged man before, this was definetley a challenge for me, i didnt know what to do with his face, how to style his hair or what he would wear. To make a middle aged man an animation that will make people laugh is not easy, and as i was a little stuck i started surfing the net, looking for images that would spark and idea. As a group we then started discussing the size and weight of the characters, coming to a conclusion that teh main charcter would be 6.5" and the Yeti would be 8.5"
A main problem i had with designing was, i had never designed a middle aged man before, this was definetley a challenge for me, i didnt know what to do with his face, how to style his hair or what he would wear. To make a middle aged man an animation that will make people laugh is not easy, and as i was a little stuck i started surfing the net, looking for images that would spark and idea. As a group we then started discussing the size and weight of the characters, coming to a conclusion that teh main charcter would be 6.5" and the Yeti would be 8.5"
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