[INSPIRATION] The Powerpuff Girls

The Powerpuff Girls may seem like a strange animated show to talk about, however, for May the Cat I feel like this show has given me a good amount of inspiration. The show is created by Craig McCracken, an animator who is still creating shows even today, he first created the show as a student film for CalArts, the show would be called "The Whoopass Girls", and soon, the show was pitched to Cartoon Network as The Powerpuff Girls. 

One of the things about the characters that strikes me is the simplistic designs. The three girls, Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup all have the exact same body and head shape and can be made up using these steps below:

May the Cat is a little more complicated than that, however I have been thinking of altering her design slightly to have a more smoother look, similar to the Powerpuff Girls. The characters can be easily animated using the models sheets above, as they consist of balls, tubes and sausages respectively. Craig McCracken's character designs are always very lively, bouncy and fluid, his later show, Wander Over Yonder is a perfect example of this and in someways has also inspired Max the Cat, as Wander Over Yonder incorporates a sort of new rubber-hose animation style.

The Powerpuff Girls designs are easy on the eye, there is nothing complicated about them, which is something I wanted for May the Cat. I feel like if I do a few more tests with May the Cat, but keep the design I am happy with, I can get a character with similar attributes to the Powerpuff Girls but keep the same feel which I am going for.