My Finished Animation

After a lot of hard work, some antibiotics and no sleep I was able to finish off Lola.



I thoroughly enjoyed creating her, despite all the problems I encountered.



My aim was to create a feminine woman, with all the assets to make a women be seen as sexy: Bum, Tum, Lips, High Heels. I wanted to portray Lola as being a character such as Jessica Rabbit and Betty Boop, To do this I had to look into what people associate with sexy. I looked into the way models walked on the catwalk and tried to get Lola to walk like this. I also looked into the act of blowing a kiss, as this is seductive and flirtatious.



Incorporating it with one of the sexiest songs around I thought I did quite well .



Limitations



Unfortunatley due to the fact that 3dMax was not compatible with computers at home I ended up doing my model in 3dMax 10 and 11, as I only had 30 Day trials, you can only install the latest versions, which are not the same as the university versions, and I could not work at university otherwise I would have had to have started my animation from scratch.



I also had sinusitis for a week which put me back a lot as looking at bright lights and computer screens killed my eyes.



I found the newer versions more difficult to use as I was learning as I went. I do not like the black exterior of the packages and found it difficult to get used to.



I spent hours and hours editing the envelopes to the bones, and when it came to animating, I had many issues with a malfunctioning "AutoKey",



Despite these problems, I enjoyed researching into what makes a woman sen as sexy and looking into what I can do to my character Lola to show that she is womanly.



Jessica Rabbit, Betty Boop and Marilyn Monroe, were all inspirations to making this animation, as especially the first two, they are world famous sexy animated characters.



With more time I would have liked to make Lola do more feminine characteristics such as wave, wink and move around more.

Betty Boop

Betty Boop was known for her sexual appeal. She was the first and one of the most famous sexy symbols on the animated screen.

She represented a sexualised woman, as she wore short dresses, high heels and a garter belt. She reveals flesh and cleavage and is known for it.

I like the way the artist uses her eyes to express feelings. She winks a lot , and is very flirty.

She also walks very slow, which draws attention to her feminine shape and long legs.

She has influenced me in creating Lola

Jessica Rabbit Video

I studied this video, as it showed me how someone who was thought by millions of people as a sex symbol, even thought she was just a cartoon! I liked the way her body moved, and the way that she moved slowly , yet seductively. I tried to copy this when making Lola, and make her phsyique similar, just like Jessica's the sex symbol of that era.

Coincidently, Betty Boop is also in this video clip. This shows they are using the two most sexy females around.

Jessica Rabbit however is more advanced than betty, and as voted the most alluring characteron the television screens which has been animated. Betty boop was a close second.