Model Turntable - MChoi_BAR06mod

Aaaand my turntable for my model! The eye shadows and mouth will be texture animated later ><

Maya files will be uploaded on my google drive ><

Prop Turntable - MChoi_BAR06prop

So...This is my prop turntable! >.>;;;;;;

Maya files will be uploaded to Google Drive ><

Storyboard

After some fiddling around with the concepts, I ended up combining elements that worked well from each one into a final storyboard!

(And here I once again smack myself mentally for not practising drawing backgrounds enough -_-;)

Peers mentioned that they were clearly able to see the contrast between Shoo and the room regarding size, and the contrast between Shoo's before and after. Elements of the background and how she moves around the room constructed a character who seemed to be your normal adorable five year old, and this lead to a larger impact regarding her transformation.

Story Board - Concepts

Hello again! I just plan to upload my story board concepts that I had in mind ><

Concept 1

For this concept, I received comments which said that the storyboard flowed well in one direction (to the left). Much like I was, some individuals said that they didn't really see the need in the panning upwards at the end of the sequence.

Concept 2

Because Shoo's face isn't really shown in the first segment of the sequence, people weren't able to fully relate to the character properly. Despite this, the slight shortness shown in Shoo's height was well portrayed as she closed the door, making it look adorable. Many peers welcomed the idea of having a long shot or establishing shot of the room AFTER Shoo's transformation.

Concept 3

A friend got worried when she saw that I would have to animate the bedsheets in a different software: would you have time to do that? Even though we don't have to do the background unless we have time to, the animation itself involves the character moving WITH the background (bed) so it would look awkward without it.
The contrast with the small cute painting and the skull was clear to different individuals which I am glad about!

Character Model Sheet

Turnaround of Shoo and Molly

Pose and Expression Sheet

Because Shoo doesn't show her eyes for the majority of the time, I had to portray her emotions mainly through her body language. Along with that, I realised the smiley on her shirt can express FOR Shoo instead. (Yes Shoo flips tables too)
Her evil expressions were a LOT easier to work with. I liked how she could be doing something cute (e.g. peeking from under the blankets) but still look horrifying just because of her eyes.

Colour and Texture Swatches

And this concludes the design process of my character and prop!

Concept Development : I forgot to upload my research for environment... -_-

I lied. I'm still uploading a little more for my environment research!
My animation short is set in Shoo's room which I have mentioned to be filled with warm colours mainly consisting of pink and red. There should be a fluffy pink rug and a gigantic bed which would make Shoo look like a soft toy due to the size difference!

I just got a variety of images of different rooms with different layouts.

I especially like the last two images as they seem to show objects which target girl children. They have many round shapes within the furniture designs and patterns which I should consider if I get to drawing my environment in the future. I'll also remember to play around with shapes of EVERYTHING, not just the pattern. I plan to use a lighter pink rather than a hot pink. The hot pink room seems rather strong to the eyes QAQ (...or is it just me -.-;;;) Rooms 1 and 3 show a larger variety of colours, not just analogous colours and this actually makes the room more interesting to look at: I can keep the base colour of the room pink, but include others.

...Okaaaay NOW I can upload my final things! 

Concept Development : Texture Research

The possibilities....>.>

Looked up different fabrics I could use for the textures of Shoo's shirt and socks.
I personally wanted something that would be
-comfortable
-soft
-drapes well

Wool didn't really fit under the comfortable category due to it having the possibility of feeling itchy to many people despite how soft it was. Polar fleece had an extremely soft texture to the fabric but the problem was that it had a set shape regarding how the fabric moved, meaning it didn't drape as well as I wanted. It was also quite thick when I wanted something light and comfortable.
Silk was a material I had considered: it was comfortable, light, draped well. and was soft. The only problem I had was that whatever was made out of it, it would shine.....quite a bit.
Velvet was a material I didn't really think about initially, until I realised that it was soft, draped well, and it was comfortable. The colour also didn't have a shine as strong as silk did. Despite it being thick, the material is quite light in motion.

Socks....Cotton beat every other material for me. Cotton is the staple material for socks and they are comfortable to move in so why not?

Phew! I finally finished my development process so...I guess I can start uploading my final works of Shooooooooooo!