Character Design - Task 2: Character Design Development

19/5/2020 - 5/6/2020 (Week 6 - Week 8)

Vun Wan Min (0334263)

Character Design

Task 2: Character Design Development

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INSTRUCTION

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Character Design Development

Week 6

19/5/2020 - 22/5/2020

Started to do the character's poses.

Fig. 1.1: 5 poses

Fig. 1.2: Pose reference

After the feedback, I changed the poses.

Fig. 1.3: 5 poses (Revise)

Friday class, we were all worn out with all the assignment. So, Miss Anis gave us a special task, which was out of the module and a tread on Instagram. It was the Sailor Moon Redraw challenge. We also shared some pictures of the challenges from different artists. 

Fig. 2.1: Base colour and reference

Fig. 2.2: Coloured

It was fun doing the challenge and it was nice doing something else other than assigments.

Week 7

26/5/2020 (Holiday) - 28/5/2020

Facial expression for each of the poses.

Fig. 3.1: Expression

After the feedback, I went and focus more on the eyes movement and it helped a lot.

Fig. 3.2: Expression (Revised)

Week 8

2/6/2020 - 5/6/2020

I developed more of the expressions for each poses (Fig. 4.1 - Fig. 4.5).

Fig. 4.1: Expressions (Relax Pose 1)

Fig. 4.2: Expressions (Relax Pose 2)

Fig. 4.3: Expressions (Action 1)

Fig. 4.4: Expressions (Action 2)

Fig. 4.5: Expressions (Action 3)

Colour Schemes:

Fig. 5.1: Colour Scheme (Eyes)

Fig. 5.2: Colour Scheme (Hair)

Fig. 5.3: Colour Scheme (Clothing with black hat)

Fig. 5.4: Colour Scheme (Clothing with white hat)

I ended up with the 2nd colour scheme but with a white hat and his eyes are different in colour. In the beginning, the right eye was in different in colour but with darker shades but it was not obvious. So, Ms. Anis advised to have it very obvious by having it yellowish. 

Fig. 5.5: Close-up

Fig. 5.6: Character Sheet (Default)

After that is the character's costume. I chose a theme, which was a Halloween Pirate.

The first design is based on a magician, second, a skull, third design is a captain, next is crew mate and lastly a navy.

Fig. 7.1: First Attempt

After the feedback, I changed the design and modified the them.

The first design is still a magician, the second a pumpkin, the third design is a skull, fourth is a bat and last is a spider.

Fig. 7.2: Second Attempt

I went with the bat design.

Fig. 7.3: Character Sheet (Halloween Pirate)

After these, I went to design the ultimate move, it's when he transform into his angel form. I want the wings to be it the background and he is glowing.

Fig. 8.1: Ultimate/Spiritual (Default)

Fig. 8.2: Ultimate/Spiritual (Halloween Pirate)

Figure 8.3: Ultimate/Spiritual (Chosen)

Compilation slide:

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FEEDBACK

Week 6:

Figure 9.1: Feedback 1

Make no. 9's arm wider, pose no. 10 looks feminine.

Week 7:

Fig. 9.2: Feedback 2

Make eye more expressive.

Week 8:

Fig. 9.3: Feedback 3

Change hat design.

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REFLECTION

Experience:

I felt mentally exhausted after constantly doing assignments and sitting in front of the screen all day. However, after a break from that by drawing other things that was interesting. It was fun and practicing the expressions are important.

Observation:

Drawing other than assignments are fun and relaxing. I still need practicing on anatomy and expressions.

Findings:

I find that sharing memes are fun and it lighten the mood, it's also fun to have some laughs. I found that following the movement of eyebrows are important and helpful to have an expressive face.