"Bubbles" PrePro Concept Sketches 8.13.11

"Bubbles" PrePro Concept Sketches 8.12.11

These mermaid sketches are getting very close to the final idea of the mermaid. I'm so excited!

"Bubbles" PrePro Concept Sketches

So the mermaid story has officially been chosen, and it's a story titled "Bubbles". More on that later. A more solid idea of the mermaid has been selected. We are moving forward with this character design:
But we need to make a few more adjustments. For example: Although the connected fin going down the sides to the bottom is an interesting design element, animating those fins is too challenging for the students. So we had to mainly think about a side fin that would be easier to animate.

Mermaid PreProduction Concept Sketches 8.5.11

Yesterday's sketches were a lot of fun. I really enjoyed working more with the characters, especially the mermaid. I feel like we may be getting closer to a cool, unique design for her.

Mermaid PreProduction Concept Sketches

7.22.11 Sketchbook

The newest production team is working on several mermaid stories. In addition to working on other things, here are some concept sketches for both a little mermaid and a mother mermaid.