Some Experiments...

Characters..

Here are a few of the characters I have designed that I am thinking on using in my stop motion.

Vinyl toys

Pete Fowler is a toy designer I came across while doing some research that I found great interest in. He cleverly created fantastic characters that inhabited ‘Monsterism Island’; they are equal part attractive and repulsive. These simple playful creations almost come to life in this ‘world’ and have a personality, that’s what I want to capturing in my animation.

IDEA?

After messing around and doing some sketches I have decided to go with the idea of designing little monsters. The like the idea of toys coming to life when people are not around, much like Toy Story. I am going to develop my characters and start experimenting with clay, then storyboard some different concepts for my final outcome.

Idea sketches...

I am playing around with a few ideas at the minute for my stop motion...

Research

I came across some really nice clay models while I was looking threw books I had gathered. They gave me some ideas and styles for my own work. I want to make my models more simple as I am planning on making a stop motion and less will be more.