Final Rendered Stills +Video +Rationale

Final Stills:

Final Video:

Rationale:

So, I set out to create a character that would seamlessly fit into the Wallace and Gromit Curse of the Were-Rabbit film.
I think I have definitely captured the quirky Aardman aesthetic in my character design. I've tried to throw in some Aardman-like strangeness too, like a teacup staff for him to pretend magic some tea into, or the Superman like onesie with a W (not an S) for Wizard - which also stands for Waldorf, his name - and the exaggerated features like the mouth, eyes and nose on his face.
These things along with a simplistic design work quite well towards achieving the intended Aardman like feel.

After saying this though, I am not entirely happy with the end animation. The first few seconds are the best I feel. More time and more knowledge of Maya would definitely go along way to improving this project. Adding some secondary animation to his movements later on in the video would significantly improve the end result.
Though I think of this as something to be improved on, the characters in Wallace and Gromit don't move altogether differently to this due to the physical nature of their animation.

All in all though, I am happy with the end result.