Character Design Refined

I was advised by my mentor (Jeroen Jaspaert) to simplify the design of the character to help save time when animating so here is the result. I really liked my previous design but I totally agree with my mentor that I should try to make life easier when animating especially when you're short on time. If you have any comments or crits I would love to hear them.

Terry

Jerome Final Deisgn

Here is the final character design of Saint Jerome for the animation. It is fully rendered here but the animation will most likely be line only and if I manage my time well then I'll add the shadows. Creating a fully rendered verison would have taken too long as each frame will need to be painted. I will focus on animation as that is what the course is about and will render it after the course. Any c&c are welcome.

Terry

Character Design - Phase02

A few variation on one of the selected design from phase 01.

Character Design - Phase01

Here are some exploratory head designs for the protagonist. It was fun creating these but also a challenge to find something that was appealing but simple enough to animated.

Inspirational designs by Lily

A colleague and friend of mine drew a few designs of Jerome for inspiration. She is a great character designer and I really admire her character design sense. You can enjoy more of her work at her blog.

Thanks Lily.
Terry

References for Jerome and Setting

I collected a lot of images references of bearded men and landscapes for the short and then I narrowed them down to what you see now.

Script Draft

He is a draft script for the short. It will evolve as I start working on the short but it will give you a general idea on what it's about.