Character design - Horatio

Here is my initial character design for Horatio the seagull. In the story, he's been through a rough time and I decided to reflect that through his design. To differ him from his original design (in 'A Dream is a Fish Your Heart Makes') I thought I would give him bolder outlines and brighter, crisper colours. 

As you can see, he has a lot of the same qualities from the first animation, but this time round I wanted him to look a lot crisper and well drawn. 





I'd say his design has been influenced by Mordecai from Regular Show, Scuttle from the Little Mermaid and to an extent Homer Simpson.