Commence Character Design...

Right now, I am considering using the "Ray" Rig from CGTarian because he has that youthful, but still older sense to the character that I wanted (I've also worked with him before so that helps). I am still unsure of what color to make his backpack so if anyone has any opinions, please let me know. Not sure if I want it to be an orangey brown or a greenish brown.

As for the Glob, I'll have to play around in Maya a bit to decide on his final character design because the character is always molding into different shapes. However, I know I want him to be purple. I wanted there to be more behind the character rather than just being a glob, so I decided on purple because its symbolism combines the stability of blue and the fiery energy of red, which is perfect because the globs have a lot of energy when they go after Al in order to keep the human safe. I think I also might have the Glob be somewhat transparent.

As for the caves, I really liked the warm reds that would radiate from the torch in Al's hands and their contrast with the darkness ahead of him. So, I am excited to play with the lighting for that.

So, right now I am pretty set on this being what I want Al to look like, with the exception of maybe adding and/or removing some accessories. The glob, however, can really go any direction for me right now because I'd like to experiment with him a bit more.