Redwall Design Tutorial 1

Large file, beware!

This is the first character design tutorial (of three) I'm doing for the Mossflower movie project, in hopes that our designers will think a little more outside the style of the Nelvana series when creating our characters.

This part comprises the very basics and is supplemented by this list of Very Useful Links:

REQUIRED READING:
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These, in no particular order, are some nice short idea tidbits that make good food for thought, and the presentation is really clear.

EDIT: Another useful link, for those of you that have some free time.

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This is a lecture given by Chen-Yi Chang, who was the principal character designer on Mulan. As I've done here, he covers the bases, but he has a lot more chance to elaborate. He's also a professional. It's pretty good stuff. (He really gets into it at about the 27 minute mark)