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How Hamsters and Squids Inspired ‘Spellbound’s’ Adorably Mischievous Sidekick Flink
"Spellbound" director Vicky Jenson and character art designer Guillermo Ramirez break down how they created the adorable sidekick Flink.
In an early sketch of Flink, Princess Ellian’s adorably mischievous animal sidekick, Jenson wanted him to flash and blink as he energetically flitted about. In creating the “rascal” Flink, character art director Guillermo Ramirez drew inspiration from hamsters, raccoons, squirrels, weasels, and even an aquatic animal: “I also explored cuttlefish or squids – because of the movement, not because of their appearance,” he says with a laugh. The rodent-like purple creature has a tendency to store everything from acorns to magical devices inside his deceptively big cheeks – a habit that was born from one of Ramirez’s early drawings.
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