Our character design

Our character designFor our animation, we needed to characters who were easy to draw, had a relatively simple design,

and who could easily portray emotion. Some examples that I found on the internet included:

Example 1• This example is good for a

number of reasons. Firstly, they both portray gender very well, and it obvious that the character on the left is female. Both of these are also quite detailed but they are difficult to draw due to this detail. These designs, while good, are a little to detailed for the amount of times that we need to draw them.

Example 2• These character designs would be

less appropriate for our animation for a number of reasons. Firstly, they are too realistic and lifelike in design. This doesn’t fit our vision for our animation, which is to portray stereotypical male/female characters. Secondly, these designs feature too many joints and ‘moving parts’ which would make animating them far more challenging. This also has a positive side, as more moving body parts would allow for a greater degree of emotion to be shown.

Example 3• Characters such as this would

be useful for multiple reasons. They are relatively easy to draw as they are essentially stick figures. By giving the design a thin waist it allows the figures to take a variety of different stances and poses, allowing emotions to be portrayed easily. However, these designs don’t depict gender very well, as their design is unisex.