You Spin Me Right Round - 360 drawing

Here is my 360 degree turnaround of a minion for my "You spin me right round" brief. 

I chose to draw a minion that I got in a happy meal because it is a relatively simple shape and I thought it would be fairly easy to draw, but it also has shapes and parts that extrude and make the shape more complex.

I think this worked well, I don't like how one frame has slightly crumpled paper- I need to take better care of my drawings before scanning them in. I chose to do it in fineliner with limited shading because I like the simplistic approach to the drawing and didn't want to overcomplicate the shading. If I did it again, I'd re-do the hair on the object because it was really hard to make the hair look like it was spinning while it was brushed over, although I think it turned out okay in the end.

You Spin Me Right Round (research)

360 degree character turnarounds are used often in animation, not only when designing the characters, but also in the actual animation when characters spin and twirl. The turnarounds allow the viewer to see the character from every angle so the animator needs to be able to draw the character at each stage.

360 degree spins can be seen in many Disney feature films, like here in Cinderella. The turnaround is at the end of the clip where Cinderella is admiring her new dress. The spin looks natural like how someone would actually show off their new dress. I like how the dress moves as she spins.

You Spin Me Right Round (research)

Character turnarounds are used frequently in animation while designing a character to make sure you get an equal amount of detail on the character from every angle. It also allows the animator to adjust shape and size to make sure the proportions are correct.