Piggy! A Boar Character Model

This is a work in progress! It is a character I have modeled for a friend's animated short film "Dusters". The character concept and much of the design was done by Zack Aller. I did all the modeling including blend shapes! The model shown below is the working model I rigged and skinned for use in his film.

The boar is the first quadruped I have modeled so I got to encounter some interesting problems, like hot to best organize the flow of geometry for the legs. I found it especially difficult to find the best way to organize the hind area for the best movement of the legs. So those areas will really need more work I am sure! But I wanted to post my progress so far. Below is a video turn-around of the model, and some silly screenshots showing the blends I've got working at this point.

Drawings: Heads and Hands

This collection of drawings are some of my favorites showing some of what I learned in my Drawing and Painting Heads and Hands class.


Character Head Still Life

Charcoal on toned paper

Planes of face/ Lighting Study Still Life

Charcoal on toned paper

Eye Lighting Study

Charcoal on toned paper

Facial Features Still Life Drawing

Charcoal on toned paper

Character Hands Still Life Drawing 

Charcoal on toned paper

Character Hands and Structure Study

Composite of Tracing Paper Work-up Layers, Charcoal