Modelling Update - Character Design - The Cherry Red Shed - Myself

Above is the progress for my eyes, I have been making the eyelids and is still in development, but shouldn't take too long to complete.

I have also had some help from Alan with deciding the best plan of action for the hair to fit in the hairband. It was decided adding a hole in the top to add some extra detail (yet to be added) would be the best option.

The plait is made out of multiple spheres and they will all be connected together to create a single plait. The spheres still need to be physically connected so this isn't quite the final look.

Modelling Update - Character Design - The Cherry Red Shed - Myself

Some major hair changes and improvements today. It got redone a couple of times to see what worked and this is what I have so far. I also need to make the fringe (debating making a completely new one) as I will keep it clean as I go. Next will be the hairband and the plait itself!

Modelling Update - Character Design - The Cherry Red Shed - Myself

This evening I have also started to very very roughly block in some of the hair so I start to get an idea of where that will sit on the face and how I want it to look. The front orthograph of the hair is really far off (which is what I was expecting) so I will be using my main reference from the side view instead as I think that view portrays my characters design the best.

Modelling Update - Character Design - The Cherry Red Shed - Myself

Today's progress has been on the nose (improving the geometry and adding nostrils) The mouth and chin have also been tidied up to match better with the orthographs and a more structured jawline has been added.

Modelling Update - Character Design - The Cherry Red Shed - Myself

More progress from today on my character design. Including some major eye improvements, and a better-shaped jaw and mouth. The ears are still being worked upon, but have come on much better now with an added tragus which I think looks much better for the overall character design. Below are also two images of the ear, below was very straight and pulled whereas now it's shaped and looks much cleaner and more professional. (sorry that the screenshots don't portray this better)

Above is currently how far I have managed to get, with improved ears, mouth jaw, eyes and forehead. next, I will be doing some more work on the eyes and the eyelids and also making sure the linework around the ear is clean and crisp.

Modelling Update - Character Design - The Cherry Red Shed - Myself

Working on the ear today, this is my progress so far. Still got some more tweaking to do, but hopefully not too much more. I worked on removing several columns as well in the head as there was too much geometry within the ear itself, causing it to go wavy, however, I did manage to fix that. I'm currently happy with my progress.

Modelling Update - Character Design - The Cherry Red Shed - Myself

After aid from Alan, the head has begun to progress well and my character is looking less scary. There is still a lot of work to do with the eyes as I am struggling with their shape and how to appropriately approach them. Moving on from the eyes I will be finishing up the back of the head and the ears and then moving onto the hair. I would like the hair to have it's own mechanics in the skeleton so that will have to be considered when making the long plait. Hopefully, the body shouldn't take too long as it's not hugely complex. I will also start on my Grandads character design soon after the head is complete on my character as to complete them around the same time. It also means that I should have an easier time completing his design.