This is my moodboard for this task to create a low-poly model based off an existing concept. I decided to look at a mix of human characters and robotic forms, as I wanted to go for an android-type character for a sci-fi shooter, similar to something like Metroid. I plan for it to be a mini-boss character that is fully robotic with human elements, and it will be very athletic, jumping from wall to wall and maybe even clutching to the ceiling. For this reason I decided to look up squirrels to incorporate in my design, as they are very athletic animals.
In the end I decided to create my model based off these concepts by Karol Pawlinski:
I feel these fit my concept the most, and the fourth image has a direct front view which will be useful for modelling against in Maya.
Boma's CGA Sketchbook 