Inanimate Character Creation

Assignment Due: September 17th

Character creation is essential to animation. The majority of animation revolves around humans or animals. However, inanimate objects must be animated as well, and can be given human attributes. With Pixar's lamp as inspiration, your assignment is to create a character from an already existing object. You may hand draw this character or create it on the computer, it's up to you. Here is the criteria for creating your character:

1. The object should not have human characteristics (a teddy bear is a bad choice).
2. The object should fit in your hand.
3. The object should have some defining characteristics.
4. The object should be something you own, or can obtain. We will use this object throughout the semester.

Students will create a model sheet for their character. The completed model sheet should show a wide variety of angles and expressions. Some things to consider when drawing the model sheet:

--feelings (how can your character show emotion?)
--different angles/actions (how does your character look from above? sleeping? running?)
--exaggeration (remember, it doesn't need to be realistic, it needs to be interesting)
--accuracy (the character should be easy to recognize as what it is)
--name (what do you call it?)

This character you create will be used in various projects throughout the semester, so be sure to create something that you want to work with the whole time. The model sheet should look professional, as if you were giving it to a major company for their approval.

******You may NOT change your character after critique.********