MAN FRIDAY (2005)
Maya. Photoshop. Rendered in Maya Software

Created for a sci-fi version of Robinson Crusoe. Modelled, Rigged and Animated in Maya. He has Blend shapes on his face (Eyes, Nose, Lips, Eye Brow, shown in the Close Ups above), and Driven Keys on hands and feet.

I designed Friday for the Escape Awards competition. I modelled Friday after the competition had finished. He is the second character I modelled. Some way through modelling I realised that he did n't look quite right in realistic proportions, so I increased the size of his head, hands and feet. I am much happier with the final result. He now looks more comical, cartoony and...chunkier. I also changed the eyes, which were originally black, to a more realistic version with pupils so the viewer can see where he is looking.

If I had to create a character again there are a number of things I would do differently. I would make the eyes bigger, small eyes are hard to see at any distance and a lot of expression is in the eyes. I would also make the fingers shorter (I thought long fingers might be interesting, perhaps like E.T. I just didnt realise they would create so many problems when picking things up, or making a fist). I would also model the areas between his legs and around his shoulders with better geometery for deformation.