Exercise 5: Character Designcs294-7/fa09/assignments/design.pdf · Exercise 5: Character Design...
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Exercise 5: Character Design
• Design a cartoon character
• Draw him/her/it from a few different angles
• Draw him/her/it in a characteristic pose
• If possible, come up with a short backstory
• No more than 3 separate image files
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Model Sheet:
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Screwball Characters:
• Pear-shaped body
• Big feet
• Elongated head
• (Also note contrast between Bugs and Elmer)
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Goofy/stupid Characters:• Half-lidded eyes
• Bucked teeth
• Weak chin
• Craning neck
• Stooped shoulders
• Clown feet
• Low crotch in pants
• Baggy clothes
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Big, Burly Characters:• Big jowls
• Big chin
• Underbite
• Thick neck
• Deep chest
• Small hips
• Elbows out
• Bow-legged
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Cute/childlike Characters:• Big head
• Big forehead
• Big eyes
• Plump body
• Small limbs, hands, feet
• Generally baby-like proportions
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• Silhouettes are useful
• Distinctive traits can be seen in silhouette
• Clear poses are also have clear silhouettes
• Many characters can be identified by their silhouettes
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Stewie Griffin (Family Guy)
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Guan Yu (Three Kingdoms)
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Darth Vader (Star Wars)
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Silhouette can tell a story:“You were a good boy,but you’re not a good man. What happened to you?”
-- some patient onGrey’s Anatomy
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Caricature/Parody:
“Dark Helmet”Spaceballs
(Exaggerates the most distinctive features)
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Less Exaggerated Example:
Video clip: NewsradioSeason 2, Episode 20
“In Through the Out Door”
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• Seated
• Deadpan expression
• Casually dressed
• Fit physique
• Standing
• Goofy expression/antics
• Dorkily dressed
• Scrawny physique
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Anxious, standingvs.
calm, seated
• These guys are wearing suits
• Their jobs must be more important
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• Cartoon Animation
- Preston Blair, 1994
Recommended Reading:
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draw digitize
draw digitize
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Squares:
Character:
Schedule:
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