Creating Characters

  Creating Characters
Other Mother
Version 1 - appears identical to the normal mother with button eyes, dresses exactly like the real mother
                - softer/rounder edges - hips, head, knees, elbows
                - clothes have basic design, no patterns, covers most of her body
Version 2 - the head and nose becomes pointer/sharper, sleeves get shorter
                - sleeves get shorter, addition of red to colour palette
                - starting to get beetle-like shape from apron
                - long, baggy pants keep idea of softness
Version 3 - all weight moved to hips, accents beetle shape of dress
                - red, black, white, more pattern, better/tighter, fit, more showing
                - getting longer and pointier - stretched neck, pointed elbows, shorter hair, pointed head and                      nose
Version 4 - scissor/twig-like, very thin
                - huge height increase - compared to oven
                - pointy head
                - high heels
                - full black outfit - red shoes
                -  little to no fat left in body, lots of skin showing
Version 5 - skinless, needlelike, no face, paperthin
                - has grown extra legs
                - looks alien - not human like
                - clothes are more like tattered rags
                - very tall
                - has become hunched over

* Gradual changes over time
 - takes more time to notice
 - looks can be deceiving
 - changes as Coraline's perception of her changes

* Start
 - colour is warm, inviting, by the end it is green, unnatural and creepy