Sketchbook Work

This was my initial story idea. The final storyline we decided on was largely the same, except for a few details such as changing the puddle for a mirror.

  
Some examples of character design. Having never animated before, I wanted to keep him very simple; preferably without limbs! At the same time I wanted the little creature to be expressive, so I thought that big eyes would be a must. In hindsight, I feel that these designs were almost too simple and clichéd.

Initial storyboarding...

At this point, the storyline had still not been decided, so I developed some ideas for the rest of the piece.