Eat your heart out Pandora

This little piece of candy is the first (and poorly drawn) sketch of the protagonist of my animation. His name from his very birth has been Clarence and I see no reason why that should ever change!

This short and stubby style of character is quite common in the cartoon world but I think I have gained my chosen animation style from three main inspirations.

1: The Legend Of Zelda: The Windwaker

This is a video game released in 2003 for the Nintendo Gamecube and I love its cell shaded style. This is probably the first thing I thought of when I was set an animation project! Here is a video of some of the gameplay just so you can get a feel of it!



2: Invader Zim

Invader Zim was a cartoon that first aired on Nickelodeon in 2001. It was cancelled after 2 seasons and 27 episodes as the creators kept slipping in images that didnt follow Nickelodeon viewing guidlines (blood and gore). The show is set on earth where everything is just strange and illogical. So no only does Invader Zim inspire my drawing style but also the atmosphere I want to give my animation, here is a short video below showing the art syle.




3: Dad 'n Me

Dad 'n Me is a flash game created in 2005 by programmer Tom Fulp and is a follow up game to his related game Chainsaw The Children. The game is set in a suburban neighbourhood where you play the son of a huge purple maniac. You run around beating up children and adults alike throwing, punching and stabbing your way to the end boss. This game itself was made on flash and the art style of the characters is what really wanted me to add it to this list. Here is a video to show the gameplay and of course if you want to play the two games just follow either of the links above.