What is Character Design?
Character + Design
- Character
- A personality, a simplified/exaggerated representation of a person as presented for a story
- Design
- the organization of visual elements for a desired effect
therefore
- Character Design
- generating a personality with feeling through the organization of shapes
The character is the core of the story, their design is the basis for IPs (the legally protected identity of that story)
Getting to Know Your Character
Collect info about the character
- Name
- Sex/Gender if applicable
- Age
- Any specific appearance required
- Role or occupation
- Where do they live
- What time period/genre
- Personality
- Attitude
- etc. Anything to get you an understanding of what sort of character they are at the point they are being designed for.
- Display format - the medium or show style determines how detailed is appropriate.
The Ingredients That Make or Break a Design
Design Elements
Design Principles
Sharpening Your Observation Skills
Character and Design Ingredients Exercises
Everyday Sketching Techniques
Drawing Exercises
Caricature Fun
Flip-It Tip
Bring Inanimate Objects to Life
Generate Dummies for Practice
Change Mediums
The Five Phases of the Silver Way
Story: Initial Premise
Gesture: The Thumbnail Process
Design: Rough Representations
Form: Model-Construction Breakdown
Details: Cleanup and Color
The Silver Way Exercises
How Animated Stories Get Made
It's All In The Gesture
Observation is Key
Be Loose and Clear
Verbadjectivity
Avoid the Ladder
How to Strike a Balance
PoseBook by Silver App (AD)
Gesture Exercises
Mastering the Art of Construction
Getting Down To Basics
The Golden Ratio
Look for Rhythm
Maintaining Volumes
Construction Exercises
About Face - And Head
The Dos and Don'ts
Facial Expressions
Cultural Features
The Female Face
Face and Head Exercises
From Cleanup to Color
Cleanup Tips
Drawing Through
Turnaround Tips
Let There Be Color
Cleanup and Color Exercises
Working With Kids and Animals
Let Kids be Kids
Animal Life
Kids and Animal Exercises
