render with shadows

heres a bit more shadow than the fly around for some reason the system blows up when i put more than one - two lights with depth map shadows.

Lighting

So this is kind of what I'm going to aim for in terms of lighting. Just working out light placement color and falloff. I'm having difficulty translating the look from the story board into 3d which has be rather frustrating.

Color

Just a brief render of the color. Once textures, shadows and lighting are done hopefully it will look better. Right now everything is very basic with a bump and displacement map on the brick that still needs work.

Animation

BlockShots

Turntables

animation references

Presto
is a good example of the extreme action and squash and stretch that i would like to use in my main character's movement.
Tom and jerry
has a good example of a sneak walk cycle.

concept art

Story board

Story board

Queen of Hearts - (alternate rhyme)

The Queen of Hearts,
She made some tarts
All on a summer's day.

The Knave of Hearts,
He stole the tarts
And took them clean away.

The King of Hearts,
Called for the tarts
And beat the Knave full sore.

The Knave of Hearts,
Brought back the tarts
And vowed he'd steal no more.

nursery rhyme

There was a little turtle
Who lived in a box.
He swam in the puddles
And climbed on the rocks.

He snapped at the mosquito,
He snapped at the flea.
He snapped at the minnow,
And he snapped at me.

He caught the mosquito,
He caught the flea.
He caught the minnow,
But he didn't catch me!

Nursery rhyme - ref images