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Deep Sea Friends

These are some characters designed for my very first project when I was just starting out in 3D.

I thought I would revive them, update them, and think about a possible game with them.
I wanted to go for a cute, cartoon style, making caricatures of these iconic sea creatures.

If these were in a game, I would see it as a basic platformer where you would have to navigate a 2.5D terrain and attack/avoid enemies.
Some of these concepts are in the sketches.

 Angler fish is the main character; strong but clumsy. He looks the part of the angry angler fish, but is a real softy!

Angler fish is the main character; strong but clumsy. He looks the part of the angry angler fish, but is a real softy!

Blob Fish is the brains in this outfit. He is often mistaken for being quiet and lethargic, but if you need an idea, he'll oblige!

Blob Fish is the brains in this outfit. He is often mistaken for being quiet and lethargic, but if you need an idea, he'll oblige!

Seahorse is the sweetie of the team. She a bit of a follower and always enthusiastic, no matter what the adventure!

Seahorse is the sweetie of the team. She a bit of a follower and always enthusiastic, no matter what the adventure!

Deep Sea Friends: Anglerfish and Blobfish (3d)
These models have had a Turbosmooth modifier added to them.

These two are best buddies!

A comedic swimming/bump animation.
There are issues importing rigs made of bones and control curves into Sketchfab, so have uploaded a video instead.

I added a lot more secondary animation, and made the transitions more subtle.

Deep Sea Friends: Seahorse in Environment (Animated)

This is a quick animation to give a feel for the character and environments.

And early sketch from the infancy of this project. I started my angler fish designs by studying silhouettes , quickly moving away from the more realistic portrayals.

And early sketch from the infancy of this project. I started my angler fish designs by studying silhouettes , quickly moving away from the more realistic portrayals.

These sketches were studying the role of the anger fish in the original project.
He was going to be a reward character who showed you to treasure if you fed him!

These sketches were studying the role of the anger fish in the original project.
He was going to be a reward character who showed you to treasure if you fed him!

More recent sketches for the reworking of this project, including an enemy seahorse type, and possible 2.5D gameplay terrain.

(Also a cute friends picture)

More recent sketches for the reworking of this project, including an enemy seahorse type, and possible 2.5D gameplay terrain.

(Also a cute friends picture)

This is a WIP of the enemy seahorse type seen in the sketches.
It is a simple remodelling using Seahorse as the base; it will use the same rig as well.

This is a WIP of the enemy seahorse type seen in the sketches.
It is a simple remodelling using Seahorse as the base; it will use the same rig as well.