Animated Self - Research

I decided for my exhibition I would explore the fact I want to develop my model making/character designing skills, for stop motion animation and generally. Recently I have been inspired by several artists who use stop motion, such as:
Mackinnon and Saunders. After watching a lot of films such as 'The Corpse Bride' and 'Frankenweenie' using the models that they created, I have been intrigued to look at how they make their work.

Aardman are also a good company that have inspired me:

Both of these companies are two of the best in the business; the facial features are simple yet describe the character so well, and their armatures are very advanced.

I will take inspiration from them to make my own work.