Style-wise overall I’m content with her look, I’m happy to say that this character is ready to be animated and I feel fully competent on her form and aesthetic. Similar to I guess classic anime styles I decided I didn’t want to go down a sketchy line route or anything too rough looking. For me I was drawn to the line work especially as in the past I have kept things slightly rougher and regretted it due to the motion not being as smooth or as professional looking as I would have intended originally.
Very similar to my initial sketches, I wanted her expressions to be big and noticeable, very much like children characters from Spirited Away, Wolf Children and Ponyo. Animators tend to have this style with children where they can get away with over exaggerating areas such as the mouth or the eyes perhaps more than you could get away with in an adult character. I definitely took these charming ideas on bored when forming my character and love how expressful the possibilities can be.
CCH-Animation Degree 