Character concept art

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At first, the duck I drew in my storyboard looked a bit too much like Daffy Duck for my liking. Essentially, it was Daffy in a naval uniform. So, to get away from that, I drew him slightly differently, and coloured him like a mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos), with a green head. Unlike the mallard, who is typically white at the breast and tan below, I coloured my duck tan at the breast and white below to mirror the typical late 18th/early 19th century Royal Navy uniform.

During the brainstorming session, it was suggested to possibly make him overweight, as a result of hoarding and eating all the candy. However, I'm thinking that instead of being a greedy, selfish captain, he is one of moderation. He lets the mice have their daily 'tot' of candy, but no more. I also imagine him as not very experienced, and a definite rule-follower, which antagonizes his crew of mice.

Largest version

The mice in the original story board had much rounder faces than this one here. I am not entirely satisfied with this drawing, as I believe it looks more like a rat than a mouse. I'm not entirely sure how to make it more "mouse-like" at this point, other than making his face less pointed. I will have to play with this when I go to model the head.
The clothing is not entirely period correct, but he is clearly recognizable as a lower-class sailor, in contrast to the very formal uniform worn by the duck captain.

The two two other mice will be similar, but different. They should all have the same similar form but I plan to modify them slightly, making one a bit heavier, and changing some details, such as the nick in this mouse's ear, and the tattoo. Perhaps I'll make one mouse have a cut-off tail.