(Moomins) Little My

A 3D model of Little My, one of the most recognizable characters in the Moomin franchise besides Moomintroll himself. I originally planned to make Snufkin next, but I decided to do Little My first simply because her design is a little simpler. Plus, she is one of the best characters in my unproffesional opinion, so I HAD to get her done.

Little My took roughly a week to make, and is fully rigged and mapped. In addition to some personal aesthetic choices, I aimed to make this version of Little My essentially a hybrid of two of the most beloved incarnations of her character in animation: the softer, frillier looking My from the 90's anime, and the 3D-animated, eyebrow-endowed My from Moominvalley (2019). The model's bobblehead-like proportions, smaller nose, straighter bow tie and lack of gloves are based heavily on 2019 My, while the frillier dress, the individual teeth and the magenta shirt and trousers come from 1990 My. Some of the personal aesthetic choices I made that are absent in both are the more lifelike eyes, subtle skin texturing, ginger skin freckles, and a visible seam on the back of the dress where it buttons up. Her rig is very stretchy and flexible, allowing for some cartoonish, bouncy animation when necessary, and her facial rig consists of shape key drivers with a rigged tongue, jaw, and adjustable teeth. Even her skirt is poseable.

Moomins (c) Tove Jansson, Lars Jansson, Sophia Jansson