I designed a character walkabout head for multiple characters for marketing and character meet and greets. I made the characters with a front-on expression and an open mouth smile to facilitate an opening for the performer to see through.
Additional physical considerations had to be taken into consideration, such as performer size. Other elements that are traditionally floating in space, like the eyebrows, had to be designed to integrate into the hat so they could be physically manufactured. These faced the same scrutiny from our character designer and LAFIG in terms of appeal and approval.