Different Mouth Textures

Here are the individual, mouth textures for the Mountain King. My character is mainly happy most the time, so I may not use all these different textures within my animation. 

Mouth Textures - The Mountain King

Different Eye Textures

Different Eye Textures - The Mountain King

New Font Idea - UPA Style

The Call - New font

I have created a new font for my animation and I hope it keeps more with the UPA style. I want the font to be exciting. Some of the shapes from my film can be seen hanging off and wrapped around the letters.

UPA Font - Influence Map

Since receiving my feedback, I know that I need to replace my bubble writing font with something that keeps with the UPA style. I am looking at particular shows such as 'Gerald Mcboing Boing', 'Mr. Magoo' and 'Yogi Bear' to gain some more inspiration. 

UPA Font - Influence Map

Animation Practice - Using Moom

Action: 'Boiling Up'

This is not finished yet but his expression has improved dramatically. With help from Alan we shifted his weight on each frame, moved more body parts and added facial expression.

However, I need to create in between frames to make the movement less mechanical. Moom does have a very large head, so this is something I need to consider next time. I'll make sure that his hand doesn't go through his head.


Animation_02_Boiling_Up from Jennifer Ball on Vimeo.

Separated Hat and Bobble in Maya

The Mountain King - Hat and Bobble in Maya (back view)

Adjusting the Back View of The King

Before I start to skin and rig the back view, I need to separate the bobble from the hat. This will let the  bobble have its own movement. In Photoshop I have created a new texture and made the image neater too.

Back view of head

Back View - The Mountain King