Bin Man

I have decided to design an almost creepy bin man type character. They were round this morning to collect the bins on our street and there was one guy who caught my eye. black leather gloves with creepy walk. I have gathered some images of bin men. I am interested in their uniform and clothing. Some of their clothing is quite bright. Im looking to go with more darker clothing for a more creepy look.

Initial sketches for character

Wooden mannequin

I have been using a wooden mannequin to pose the character into different positions to get ideas for walking standing etc. I have been taking pictures and using this to help sketch ideas and poses

Some initial brainstorming and sketches

Walk Cycles

Probably the most important and fundamental animation is the character walk cycle. take a look at some videos showing this. This first one shows how to create a simple walk animation in 2D



Take a look at this workshop video from Richard Williams. His animations are fantastic and his explanations here are brilliant. take a look.

Character Design

designing a figure and making it move is something a lot of us can do but actually creating a character that creates a mood and can portray emotion is quite a task. I have watched this Pixar documentary many times. I would recommend looking it up. Here is a clip from it