I've finished creating all the assets and rigs for my latest animation (Whew! Lot of work for one guy!). I got some good feedback on the island asset I downloaded from my 3D Modeling and Design phone app, suggesting I add more texture to the flat colors of the island. Here is my progress so far.

I still want the background textures to be simple to avoid distracting from the characters, but I think adding some normal map textures add some extra visual interest while still ensuring the background, well, fades into the background. What do you think? Do I still need to do more work on the island textures, or can I move onto the animation, now?

Here are the characters, in case you need the reference to figure out whether they'll clash with the background textures or not: