Stop-Motion Inspired Animation Update: Character - The Boy

Hair Curves, baked cloth simulations, and texture painting are pretty much done. There are still some mouths that I need to make as well as some other accessories. I plan on giving him a toy gun, cowboy hat, and belt for the final animation.

Hair Curves, baked cloth simulations, and texture painting are pretty much done. There are still some mouths that I need to make as well as some other accessories. I plan on giving him a toy gun, cowboy hat, and belt for the final animation.

I used the research I did last semester on the original handmade Rankin-Bass stop-motion puppets to inform the design choices I made.

I used the research I did last semester on the original handmade Rankin-Bass stop-motion puppets to inform the design choices I made.

The character has multiple eyelids that are changed using shape keys.

The character has multiple eyelids that are changed using shape keys.

The pupil size can also be changed with shape keys.

The pupil size can also be changed with shape keys.