Development on chosen character design

Here I have taken the character design that I decided as my final form and formed into a range of expression with both the face and the body to get an idea of the movement and natural shapes of the squirrel character.

Here I am working on refining my the characters shape and seeing what kind of ears and tail will adjust the values and visual appeal of the character and a Nutella figure.

 I like the look of the generic squirrel tail for the Nutella character as the values of Nutella are youthful and simple so I want to stick to simple characteristic shapes. This also applies for the ears. The bat-like ears loose the cuteness and the first set  ears throw out the proportion of the eyes. So I will stick with my original design.

Here I have referred back to the initial research in my earlier posts of traditional Italian clothing and how to incorporate it into the character without being overpowering. With the hats I was just having a bit of fun in seeing what a hat would look like on my character, I am not using a hat in my final.

The middle and the right costuming is too dominant and takes over the design of the Character. So I will stick with a simple Italian waistcoat. This will also add a new element of movement to the energetic character. Although the hats bring in comedy and fun to the character they look like old ladies and just a bit ridiculous.