Model Sheet: "Robo-rilla"

Here is the completed version of the character robo-rilla, minus the head and a little colour...

Model Sheet: F118 - "Bucky"

Here is the design for Bucky, he has been designed around the shape commonly known as a "buckyball". Each panel is made up of a pentagon, each one held together by the inner core which can be seen slightly through the gaps in each panel. Small rota blades pop through the top panel which splits into two. The eye is in the very center of the character, its pupil expands and contracts depending on its mood and appears as a red dot light.

Initial sketches: Bucky

Here is the first sketche for Bucky, pretty close to the final article. I will have the final uploaded soon.

Initial sketches: Roborilla -Continued

Following up on the previous post, here are the two remaining views for the Roborilla character. They are still rough scans, I will upload the final polished model sheet soon!

Initial sketches: Roborilla

Here is the start of my design work on Roborilla, its mainly just small segments with the fine detail yet to be added in. Ill update with a polished version soon!



These are the first few sketches I traced over a gorilla skeleton for proportion guides

Character mood boards: "Roborilla"

For inspiration for the design of "Roborilla" I went mainly for a clean refined look to his overall finish, his casings. I haven't settled on a colour scheme and am dabbling with how worn the character will look. Intially though, I do like the idea of a white on brushed metal effect.




The top left robot is perhaps my main inspiration, the segmented armour with gaps that show its inner workings has quite a strong appeal visually.

Design Aid: The Rough 3D Model

To help out with the initial design phase I created a rough 3D model with the correct proportions, this made it easier to visualize the character.

Storyboards: Draft one

Here are some quick scans for the first draft of the story. The finalized version will be posted shortly along with an animatic!

Initial concept sketch

Here is the first sketch I came up with for the lead character, the "robo-rilla". Its very rough and far from the final design, but it is a step in the right direction. I need to study gorilla anatomy and facial features more closely as the face came out very human in this sketch.

Robo-rilla

Together with my partner in crime, Thomas Didymus, I will be creating a short animation for my practical project. Inspired by the pixar shorts we aim to create a heart warming short story. The working title is "Robo-rilla" the story is about, as the title suggests, a robotic gorilla.
My Role in the project is the design and creation of the story and characters. Once the storyboards are complete Tom will be responsible for the modelling of the characters and scenes. He will also be lighting and texturing. My main role will to be animate the characters once rigged.

Here I will be blogging our progress, focussing mainly on my own contribution to the project.

Stay Tuned!