Character Design - Seal - for animation

Concept art of a baby seal. He is chubby, playful, and hungry for fish.
Simple character design for 2D animation.

I drew this concept art of a baby seal character, exploring a model sheet and expressions for animation.

Quick story thumbnail sketches. The baby seal excitedly waddles over to a fish he see on a rock in the distance, only for a seagull to swoop down and get it first.

Pencil test exploring how the baby seal moves. Impact as he falls forward. Animated in TV Paint