Character Design

these are some character designs i come up with while sketching, they are all based on the forklifts i found pictures of.

the upper right is the conventional forks for a truck with a body similar to the STILL RXX concept.

the upper right has a more conventional body but with the forks of the RXX concept.

the lower left is based on the Cars designs of forklifts.

Lastly the lower right is a design i have based on a combination of the RXX truck and Mike Wazowski. I think that this is the strongest design and the one i will develop to use and animate.

through my research on characters with a head-body and research into different types of forklifts i have decided to base the design on Mike Wazowski and the STILL RXX concept.

The are both of a similar shape and i think integrate together well. the oval shape of the truck, will help to make the character tall and proud but keep the round eyeball shape.

The clouded glass effect will hide the drivers cab to keep the wholeness and independence of the character, not make it seem they require a 3rd party to do the job for him.

the position of the forks at the back of the truck will enable me to use the mouth and eyes to greater effect, and not obstruct the view.