Wallace Design Changes -- OUAN404

A sweet story I found on Living Lines Library about ow the design of Wallace developed. Originally Nick Park designed a straighter jawline, but when Peter Sallis exaggerated the word "cheeeese" during recording of the vocals it was decided to widen Wallace's jaw to reflect his elongated E sounds. It is funny that Aardman are now associated with that wide-mouthed toothy style that many of their characters share, when it was a last minute design edit that originally gave Wallace the look. You also wonder whether or not the design, which is unique and distinctly Wallace-y, played a part in the success of the franchise, as it makes Wallace much more memorable.

Pre and Post-Cheeeese Designs