Final character design for Basil.
Giles Timms
www.gilestimms.com
animation
Basil Refined
Further exploration and refinement of designs for Basil, the main character of my second year animated film for the UCLA Animation Workshop. I decided that these character designs were too short in height.
Finding Basil
With the start my second year at UCLA’s Animation Workshop, work is in progress on designing our second year animated films. The drawings above are preliminary explorations of possible character designs for my main character, Basil.
Papoose and Bear: Papoose Character
This is the main character, Papoose, from my animated film, ‘Papoose and Bear.’ The top image is the final character design colored in photoshop. The lower image is the model sheet.
Papoose and Bear: Teddy Character
Finished coloring the Teddy character from my animated film, ‘Papoose and Bear.’ Combination of hand drawn and photoshop color.
Papoose and Bear: Bird Character
Today I finished coloring the Bird character from my animated film, ‘Papoose and Bear.’
The top image shows the final character designs created in photoshop. The middle image shows the individual painted sculpey forms (used in the final photoshop designs). The lower image shows the original model sheet.
Papoose and Bear: Papoose Character
This is the Papoose character from my animated film, ‘Papoose and Bear.’
The top image shows the final character designs created in photoshop. The lower image shows the original model sheet and sketches.
Papoose and Bear: Bear Character
This is the Bear character from my animated film, ‘Papoose and Bear.’
At the top is the model sheet, in the middle are the painted sculpey forms, and at the bottom is the final bear character created in photoshop using the sculpey forms.
Papoose and Bear: Main Landscape Background
This is one of the main landscape backgrounds for my animated film, ‘Papoose and Bear.’ Created with a combination of acrylic, sculpey and photoshop.
‘Papoose and Bear’ was originally created as the requirement for the class ‘181C – Animation Workshop,’ at UCLA. I am currently in the process of re-coloring the film.
Walk Cycle
The fifth pencil test animation exercise for UCLA’s 181A class, Animation Design in Film and Television. This exercise required the following:
This is from Fall Quarter, 2006.