Average Joe

Here are some initial sketches for the character of the man on the bridge. I went for a 'Regular Joe' concept so he is somewhat the opposite to 'River Man'. I tried to make his character seem a bit boring and ordinary, and River Man would be a bit more vibrant and odd. I tested some colours that may seem commonplace in modern society and reflect the dull and ordinary existence of 'Average Joe'.

Colour version:

In my opinion, I quite like both the blonde one, and the light brown colours. I shall, however, get some feedback on this, so that it can appeal to the audience. 

'River Man' Revamped Character Designs

After looking at the character designs for River Man from here: http://conceptdesignsheerforceofwill.blogspot.co.uk/ I decided to see what it would be like in my style, since our versions of RM are slightly different, although I love the colour schemes they used for him, and the added features such as the 'sideburns'. I felt, however, that in the human version of him, I wouldn't have the sideburns as I didn't think they looked right, but other than that, I love him as he is. The point of this post is to see what RM would look like in my style when it comes to animating. I tried to draw him as best as I could, and I changed his human clothes to something simpler, as I thought it would be a bit odd him coming out of the water in a suit and tie, so they were changed to a woolly jumper and skinny leggings.

Here are the sketch versions, I'll add the colour version later on.

Original Storyboard and Animatic

Animatic

Storyboard