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Though a bit less interesting to some, here are the next steps that were taken in creating “Mr. Buttons”. The first image is Keith’s “Frankenstein” pass from the previous post. Next to it in red are my ideas and tweaks. Then we move on to some color variations and finally the T-Pose drawings to begin building the actual CG model that some of you guys have worked with over the last few years. For anyone who might be interested, check back in on Monday to see the expression sheet and poses that were worked up to help inform the rigging process. Have a great Friday everybody!!! . . . #mrbuttons #artistoninstagram #instaart #photoshop #instaartistic #tradigitalart #tradigitaldesign #wacom #cintiq #characterdesign #animationinstruction #buildthatrig #rigthatcat #kittyrigged https://www.instagram.com/p/B7_Cpsrjv56/?igshid=74rdhbh4l4q1

Happy Monday to ya! Here is the last installment of “Mr. Buttons” development to start your day off right. These were poses that Keith asked me to work up to help explore the kinds of things we’d like the rig to be able to do. Not sure how close the actual build comes to some of these ideas, but they were definitely fun to work on. Hope you have a great day in your neck of the woods and thanks for all the kind words, likes, and positive feedback for the character! . . . #mrbuttons #artistoninstagram #instaart #photoshop #instaartistic #tradigitalart #tradigitaldesign #wacom #cintiq #characterdesign #animationinstruction #buildthatrig #rigthatcat #kittyrigged https://www.instagram.com/p/B8G0hh3DSKs/?igshid=gb8msblsi538

So, way back in 2013 (add gasp of shock here) I was approached by Keith Osborn with the opportunity to create a design for a character called Mr. Buttons. Keith was writing a book at the time “Cartoon Character Animation with Maya: Mastering the Art of Exaggerated Animation” and needed a character to model and rig for those purposes. This is the beginning of the design process... well I think it was anyway. More from the design process for anybody that’s interest in the next couple of posts. Hump Day High Fives all around!!! . . . #mrbuttons #artistoninstagram #instaart #photoshop #instaartistic #tradigitalart #tradigitaldesign #wacom #cintiq #characterdesign #animationinstruction #buildthatrig #rigthatcat #kittyrigged https://www.instagram.com/p/B757LLqDOLj/?igshid=kzn5zydkic6l