Serious Anime Puppet Design

I need a fully-rigged, front-facing human puppet for Adobe Character Animator that fits a clean, anime look and carries a serious, stoic vibe. I’ll supply reference sketches and a brief back-story so you can capture the character’s posture and subtle expressions.

Build the artwork in layered PSD or AI format, name the layers to Adobe standards, and wire everything so I can drop the file straight into Character Animator and start recording. A standard set of visemes, eye blinks, eyebrow controls, and at least two head-tilt positions should be active; extra triggers for subtle emotion shifts are welcome as long as they stay within the composed, no-nonsense personality.
I can provide contact sheets for reference for character.

The reference photo is NOT the final character, but a reference for desired output look.

Deliverables:
• Layered source file (PSD/AI) ready for Character Animator
• .puppet file exported and tested for lip-sync accuracy
• Quick demo capture (MP4 or GIF) proving the rig works

Once delivered, I’ll run it through a short scene; if all layers respond as expected and the character’s demeanor feels appropriately restrained, we’re done.