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Left: Snake's design was largely based on the way Max Lang drew the character in his storyboards.  Right: The final modelsheet, a dig. paint-over by Jakob Schuh based on a maquette by Klaus Morschheuser (click to enlarge).  See more from that sequence here.

Above: Some of the great work Harald Siepermann has done for the characterdesign of Owl, perfectly suggesting not only his design but literally his character. (click to enlarge) Watch the result on ZDF, 24.12.2010 10.40 am.

In earlier versions of Mouse's very first encounter with his imaginary "friend", the Gruffalo's hands were treated almost like characters of their own: They walked about, teasing Mouse, bullying him, and eventually chasing him down, all without much effort on the Gruffalo's part.  Sketches by…

Variations for the Nut Tree, seen by the Mouse at the very beginning of the film and later serving as the dramatic location for the Mouse's first encounter with the Gruffalo. Drawings by Manu Arenas.

Some more artwork from the Mouse's passage over the stream. Top: Shotlayout by Manu Arenas. Middle: Colourkey by Neil Ross. Bottom: Propdesigns and schematic drawings by Manu Arenas. See more from that sequence here.