Character Lineup

Lineup with Wireframes (Sprites were retopologized by Angela Guenette)

Expression & pose sculpts to test the design & style

Elder Sprite during daytime

And then during the night

The very first sculpt of the Sprite. This sparked the great design overhaul and a simpler aesthetic

Another early previz sculpt for the 3D World magazine cover.

More expression & pose sculpts of the Sprite.

The final Sprites in their Village during day

And then when it becomes night-time

It was also fun creating their weapons

The full lineup of melted Sprites I've sculpted. In the final movie we replaced the second to the right.

The animated final shot of the parade

Expression & pose sculpts to test the design & style

Mr. Snail at the start of the movie

During night they stay kinda cute though :3

The chunky snail in the final shot

More mouth design explorations

The Sprites trying to revive the Spider

And the spiders joining the action

It's so fun to see the Sprites riding the spiders.

The final bird with extra feather grooming.

The butterfly being repaired in the film

The first appearance of a ladybug

And them being cleaned later

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