We had a meeting so we could go through all of these examples together and settle on potential final textures for the backgrounds and the characters themselves. Seeing all of these tests was really helpful because it allowed us both to see what textures would contrast well together and what textures would blend too much together. We managed to settle on two potential environments:
This is the wolf environment that we were both leaning towards.
Things we liked:
- The vibrant floor
- Dark background
- The wolf with darker fur on top
Things that need considering:
- Making sure the robin's colourings aren't too similar to the wolves'.
- Possibly reducing the amount of greenery on the rock
Boar Environment
Things we liked:
- light background
- more subtle ground
Things that need considering:
- Making sure the robin doesn't clash with the boar, but also making sure it works with the wolf too
- The positioning of the boar, because this will determine how much it blends with the background.
After much consideration, and also after getting feedback from the tutors, we decided that brown was possibly not the best colour option for the Boar, because he was blending into the background too much. Before we settled on the textures, I had produced some digital colour tests, just to get an idea of what may work and what may not work. I had previously produced a digital colour test of the boar in purple, as a possibility. It wasn't until looking at these backgrounds that we decided that choosing purple would be a better idea.
We decided to refer back to this example above. I got cracking on producing a new texture for the boar, and it was really refreshing to be creating a texture that wasn't in dark, natural colours for a change.
We decided that a slightly lighter purple would be best, that way the character would stand out well enough from the background.
I'm glad we made this decision, because I think it offers a bit more diversity to our animation, and it adds more personality to his character.
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