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AP | Arrector Pili Muscle

Intended Voice Over:  Blake Wright

Character Creation:

  • I would like a cartoon “probe holder” created (I have included two types of probe holders in the pictures below). I have also added a link to how the probe/needle should look while it is in the probe holder.
  • I want the “Probe/Needle” inside Probe Holder for the cartoon. See my video I uploaded.
  • The “probe holder” cartoon should have a determined looking face with a bunch of “sad” looking hairs in its pockets.
  • The sad hairs in the pocket should look very similar to the hairs (both the black and white hairs) in Design #1 that we just completed, but have “SAD FACES” because they have been removed by the probe holder.
  • I want the Probe Holder man to look strong and maybe a little muscular.
  • As far as his clothes, maybe he can have on a pair of overalls with a pocket in the front and two pockets on the sides. All pockets should have SAD hairs hanging out of them.
    Please add his NAME down the left side of finalized character: 
    ARRECTOR PILI MUSCLE  aka AP

Character Animation:

  • TBD

Character Description: 

  • Best friends with TH, they are always together.
  • When he is nervous, he starts to  shiver and that triggers Terminal Hairy and any hairs nearby to stand up straight and they are unable to move.
  • AP is always nervous, fidgety, and does not react well to cold. He does not like confrontations and causes havoc for the hairs around him he when loses control of himself

Character Ownership / File Requirements:

  • A Hair Universe must have complete ownership and commercial rights to image.
  • Must have PSD with all the layers. This means, every part of the image should be on different layers in Photoshop.
  • PLEASE DO NOT POST THIS IMAGE ON ANY SITE UNTIL AFTER WE GO LIVE TO THE PUBLIC ON OUR SITE. WE WILL GO LIVE OCTOBER 1, 2023.

Definition of an Arrector Pili Muscle:
The arrector pili muscle is a smooth muscle that exhibits dual attachment sites, namely the dermis and the hair follicle. The contraction of the arrector pili muscle results in the elevation of the hair follicle, leading to the formation of goosebumps.

Hair follicle stem cells (HFSCs) are situated within the bulge of the hair follicle, which is connected by the erector pili muscles. Sympathetic pilomotor neurons stimulate the erector pili muscles to secrete norepinephrine (NE) in response to cold. This results in the contraction of the muscles and the erection of hair (Pascalau & Kuruvilla, 2020).