Success! :)

i have finally managed to get my idea as a success :) i was bit nervous but i knew that i would go down great and to be honest it couldn't of got any better the kids were really enthusiastic and their teacher was really excited. First of all my presentation consisted of  lots of drawings and images to show the kids about where i started, which was pixel art and how i branched over into toys and so on. once the presentation was complete i got the class to draw on the templates with any materials and in this case they used felts and pencils. they worked really hard and in the end i picked 3 winners in which they got a small prize. finally i had spare templates left over and they loved them that much they took more home with them and i ended up running out!

So overall I've found that the kids really enjoy it and would love to do more. I got 2 areas of feedback which was possibly making the head round or having an add on, i have already tried this such as ears and tails etc but doesn't seem to be a good as the current design. I have had a top day and i know the fact that my template and ideas can go further the Kids loved the idea of having their renders back as 3D models, they also thought the idea was amazing of incorporating their character into a video game scenario as well as making them as an activity. ( Here is a few pics below of the Me and the class)!

I'm still working!

Hi everyone i know i haven't wrote in about week so just to let you all know i'm not dead I'm currently working on the re - design of the paper toy layout, getting my presentation ready for the school and I'm also putting my bibliography together for the literature review!

Barley's back!

I've just converted Barley Bear into his new layout design and I've also adjusted the template int the top right hand corner into an official key and also added certain symbols to make it clearer such as "Cut and Glue".

Getting it right!

I have focused and developed further the paper characters and how to create your own. First of all i created a couple my self using different materials such as felt tips, fine liners and pencil crayons. I had a play around with these to see the what works best, I then gave my templates to other peers and tutors in the class to see what crazy designs they came up with.
Me and Josh started to discuss little Harry's drawing where he had done everything perfect apart from the arms being upside down, so i knew straight away that the design had to be re worked on. so my next step was to re design the layout and test to see if they work and currently at the moment the design has been done but i need to see if it works. so overall there has been a few problems but i think i've started to get them in place so at this stage its more development to get the layout of the design exactly right! and in the next few days i will be having a section on my blog for other peoples designs! :)
I still need to scan every one else is drawings so until then more ideas to put these guys into a game scenario!

                                                                Josh's - Mechanic Mick!

                                                                         The Old Layout

                                                           The New Layout - Not tested Yet

Piggy and the Deer!

Here is a couple more block character drawings, names are unknown at the moment but i like the idea of having alliteration such as Baily Bear and Bartley Bear, Im always happy to here names for these guys so any ideas drop them in comments! :)

More Blocks!

After the designs of my pixel block characters, i have taken the bears and crossed them over from the design to paper toys and I have also created Mr squirrel. currently at the moment I'm looking into what themes of animals would fir well from what I'm doing and at the moment i have Farmyard such as pig, chicken and the cow, there is the woodland critters, squirrels, bears, deer and the owl and finally pets such as the cat, the Dog and the hamster.

More focused

another step in the making! after going through my work on friday, with the help of Josh and the rest of the MA crew, i have finaly gone for the option of creating the bears, the reasons are it still keeps the old pixel feel with the blocky characetrs and soild colour. so the next step is to use my paper toy layout and create the bears into the 3D paper models while also looking into more animal designs. Happy Days yet again! :)