Da Goils

So here's what happened. I did this really nice pen illustration of tall slender Dolly Duck to the right, then I realized that if the proportions were correct, Rickety would come up to abut her crotch. And considering what they do in the animation, (How could a pint-size mouse force himself on a woman literally twice his size? Get a step stool? And for that matter, how could the embrace or kiss?), it really wouldn't make sense physically. So then I did another quick illustration of Dolly more to Rickety's height, but I'm not sure I really like it.

Ducks are supposed to be high class in this world, and the model for women are medium sized and curvy. The thing with Dolly is I wanted her to be beautiful, but an outcast because she's too tall and slender. So I still like the tall version, but it really wouldn't work well with her relationship with the other characters. Perhaps I'll meet her somewhere in the middle.

Here are some sketches of Roofie, she's supposed to be about Rickety's height and build. I like the idea of her as a flapper; I keep wanting to inject 1920's style into my characters. I also like that she has a short bob, and she looks really cute here, but for the character I want, I want her a little more stalkerish. Cute but slightly off. So I need to work on the creepy part.

part of 11 second animation done

Hoooooooly crap that took so long. And I'm not even done. Caarap. But how does it look so far? Still think it needs some polish. Ugh. So. Many. Flash layers.

Rickety Rat Vectorized

I just finished a vectorized version of Rickety, still using the ink and pencil textures. His shoes still need work and his nose needs to be darker, but other than that how does it look? Better or worse than the traditionally drawn ink outline?

Also, an 11 second animation coming soon!

First Rickety Rat

So I've made a Rickety Rat blog to document my progress on the Rickety Rat animation. Especially the earlier stuff, when I'm just trying out new things. The animation will be titled:

"Rickety Rat, You're a Louse of a Mouse."

It's about washed up Vaudeville star, Rickety Rat, as he tries to get his act together for one last chance, but everything keeps falling apart around him through scandal, betrayal, and murder.

Hope you enjoy it! This is my penciled Rickety Rat so far.





This is a pencil test walk cycle. I'm still experimenting with what kind of style I'm going to use, but it will most likely be a combination of traditional animation and flash animation.