BDM126 Character Development Research and Inspiration

The character I am interested in pursuing is an old Greek Potter, I have found examples of older characters used in popular animations to help me develop my character profile

Panoramix by Albert Uderzo and Rene Goscinny

Panoramix from the animated French comics Astrix and Obelix is a lovable character by many standards. I chose Panoramix as inspiration as he is of an ancient era much like my character will be. I like how his beard and mustache is used to accentuate his age, along with prominent eyebrows and a larger nose. his build also appeals to me also as my character will be poor and not well fed.

Carl Fredricksen Pixar Animations

Carl Fredricksen is the main character in the major feature film "Up" by Pixar. He is also viewed as a lovable older character which is largely due to the character development and a devastating back story. He is identifiable as an old man by the posture and wrinkles around his eyes. The accessories also play a part in his character identity with the walking stick and big reading glasses.

Iroh Ruffs by Nickelodeon Animation

Iroh is a prominent character in the television show "Avatar the Last Airbender", he plays a wise old uncle that somehow becomes a favorite character because of his warm and charming attitude. He has fuller cheeks and a round stomach but is also shorter then most other characters. It is not the build I have in mind for my character but is one largely associated with older animated characters,

Old Heretic Disney Animations

The Old Heritic in Disney's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" is a similar build to what I am imagining for my character, Again, the animators have use an emphasis on the size of his nose and eyebrows to portray the characters age.  The beard is also over-exaggerated in length and his arms and legs and unusually thin.