As I am about to start animating Max the Cat, I have been reading that it is useful when animating using a light-box to have a reference at sight at all times. Most animators use a model sheet and pin it to the wall so they constantly have a reference to look at. I want to be able to create a model sheet for Max the Cat which is true to the old style of model sheets, as well as informative and will aid me when animating the traditional character.
Model sheets consist of a few elements, the character in various positions, different limb moments, information about the drawing and the do's and don'ts of drawing the character. Some model sheets have size comparisons, however as Max will be the only character that will appear traditionally, I don't need to worry about his size compared to the young animator and the old animator.
One of the model sheets I will be creating however will be for his hands and feet. I find these the hardest to draw and animate, so I am hoping that if I can have a reference available at all times I will be able to draw them without making mistakes. I also want to try and draw a full character rotation of Max the Cat, as this is something I have neglected for the other characters. However, now that the other characters scenes are finished, I don't believe it is necessary for the animation, however I could do it for personal gain. I feel that doing a character rotation for Max the Cat will help me understand the dynamics of his character, what could work and what wont work when animating him.
Overall, I am going to focus on creating a model sheet for Max to aid the animation process, these model sheets will constitute a model sheet of Max the Cat, a hand reference sheet, a foot reference sheet and a character spin. I would have drawn a character size chart, however like I stated before I don't think it will be necessary for what I am wanting to do.
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