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Red Rover Reference Sheet

For my senior project, I'm creating a short film called Red Rover, about a robot named Rover who befriends and gets adopted by a little girl. Here is the character sheet for the main character and my process for designing him. I took inspiration from dogs, other canine like animals and rover type of robots in real life.

The final reference sheet, including a turnaround, a few emotions, and a few functions.

The final reference sheet, including a turnaround, a few emotions, and a few functions.

First initial sketches for Rover. I played around with designs based on different dog breeds.

First initial sketches for Rover. I played around with designs based on different dog breeds.

Some more sketches playing with different shapes.

Some more sketches playing with different shapes.

Some designs based on more traditional rover robots.

Some designs based on more traditional rover robots.

Final thumbnails that I chose the design form. I went with the circular head so I could really focus on conveying emotion through body language.

Final thumbnails that I chose the design form. I went with the circular head so I could really focus on conveying emotion through body language.