Began character design work while we were still figuring out a visual style, so our main character went through a few changes other than the original base, which I felt was solid and appealing.
Started to get more of an idea of the style we wanted and the age of the audience, (5-6 years) and started tailoring the design for that. Looked at the proportions of young girls for inspiration but didn't adhere to them too rigidly - wanted an exaggerated feel ie. very large head, short limbs... Below are some examples of the research I did and my interpretations.
Child Rapunzel (2:09-4:07)
Dia de los Muertos
Child Merida (1:40 onward)
I tried not to go off of other people animation too much and instead drew mostly from life, as has been advised to us by numerous lecturers.
Timelapses of children growing up:
Lotte
Vince
Natalie
This is the design that got ok'd with advice from the lead modeller, I played with contour-less legs for a more 2D style feel but it was pointed out how badly that would deform, so I went with slight definition instead.
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