DOCTOR WHO 50th: The Doctors

Yes gentle viewers, this is the month that started the longest running Science Fiction show ever (and it's British!)

Yes on 23rd November, Doctor Who will be 50 years old. But you all know that, unless you've been living under a rock. 

To celebrate the anniversary of one of my favourite shows of all time, I thought I will celebrate the history of the show. No I'm not going to produce a celebratory animation, but instead I shall take a subject over the next three weeks and produce a bundle of illustrations to celebrate. First of, the reason we watch the show… THE DOCTOR(s)!

Character Designs

For me character is the most important aspect of a narrative, since the audience has to spend the duration of the plot with them. For the audience to believe in them, so must the creator. I do this by drawing the character a bajillion times in order to get a grasp of them. What follows are my theories for Dr. Maniaco:

This is an expressions chart. These were taken from a meme on DeviantArt. There were some which I knew the Doc would never use (such as silly), but it was helpful to draw anyway. I recommend it for everyone interested in drawing as helps grasp emotions.

This is the science for Dr. Maniaco. 1/4 head turns are a real 

-bleep-ing -bleep-stard to do, but it helps when you are animating. I realise, now, that Dr.Maniaco's body is more of an '8' than egg timer. 

The top/second row is an animation breakdown of a normal walk.

Third row is a tip-toe, which is how I thought Dr. Maniaco would walk, but when I animated it just looked like someone was tip-toeing… you know what I mean!