Character design

We add here a few considerations about the character design for Lilypads. For this game we need a cute character, which immediately attracts kids and women with its likeness, and we the authors agreed that the eyes could be the most expressive characteristic in Grof's appearance.

We tried several options and finally came up with the following reference of a nice frog with large and expressive eyes:

By working on the eyes of such a model, a good artist can provide Grof with a full set of facial expressions to be called according to in-game situations and thus improve the appeal of the main character of the game for its target audience.

If you are an artist yourself or have an artist in your team, we suggest you to create a sketch based on this reference model and exercise by working on a set of facial expressions for it.

We also encourage you to make a study of the other game characters too, starting from the insects.