Another assignment in my Intro to Animation course, for which I decided to animate my original character Kasai set to a sound byte from the show Community.
This proved to be an intriguing challenge as I not only needed to teach myself how to draw lip syncing, but also had to redesign Kasai in the process. Up until now, I've only ever drawn this character in static 2D illustrations and my understanding of how his face would move, let alone speak. This lead me on a small journey to refine the character's anatomy, specifically looking to real life caracals and their facial structure. While Kasai is a stylized character, the real-life influence helped immensely in nailing down how his design will work under the hood.
I'm really happy to have had this challenge as it's provided me with valuable insight into the anatomy of characters which I'll work to include in my future designs.
Program: Harmony
Time Spent: 11.5 Hours