Character design characterizes the design and visual-graphic implementation of a character for later use in animation, advertising, video games, child books, street art, graphic design, comics or fine art.
Keywords
- depends on the scenario
- simplicity
- target group
- personality
Appearance
- needs to be strong and interesting to get people’s attention
- soft and round lines make a cute character
- sharp, scratchy and uneven lines make an uneasy and erratic character
Personality
- how does it reacts to certain cituations
- doesn’t have to be particularly agreeable, need to be interesting
- can also be expressed in how the character has been drawn or it’s appearance itself
- emotions of ups and downs, be muted, wry or explosive and wildly
- expressions communicate motions
- what does the personality want to achieve, the incompleteness or mistakes make it interesting
Build up a back story
- where it comes from
- who or what is the personality about, best friend, butler, pet etc.
- how it came to exist
- any life-changing events
What to consider
- the character needs should fit in the story
- study other character design, why they work and some don’t
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