Character Design Exam Work

For our Character Design exam, we were given an existing cartoon or character, and asked to create a new character to become part of the regular cast. We were asked to design the character, their environment, and have an element that could become a toy.

The show I was given was Wild Kratts.










I started by trying to design my character, who I had decided was the mad professor who creates all the tech that allows the characters to transform. He started off by looking a bit too mad professor for this show.

Although I really liked this design, it didn't really fit in with the pre-existing character design of the show, so I had to rethink the design logic a bit. 

I felt that these designs fitted in much better with the aesthetic of the show. I decided that in terms of the toys, both the t-shirt/lab coat combo and the eye piece could be used as toys. The idea behind the eyepiece was that it would act as a Heads Up Display. As the field team took on the characteristics and talents of a creature, so the Professor would be able to adopt that to give them facts, details and aid in their adventure.

We were also asked to create an environment for them to exist within.

My idea is that this could also be a toy, a cylinder that would open out so that you could play with an action figure within the environment of his workshop. This was kinda difficult to draw, however it would work well as a travel toy as it could have a handle on top.


Overall I'm quite happy with the outcome of my one day character design mission.