CPSW2-tinkering

Theme

Tinkering as a method

Context 

The elements of cute character design   https://design.tutsplus.com/articles/the-elements-of-cute-character-design--vector-3533

5 Physical Traits That Determine if a Character Is Evil      http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-physical-traits-that-determine-if-character-evil/

Minions 

To this theme, it is necessary to explain what is cute. In general, the small and young creature may make people feel cute, this is because newborns and infants human beings are not able to survive without help and care by adults. So a newborn needs certain characteristics which show its helplessness and need for protection so that adults are requested to take care of the baby. It has been scientifically proven that a baby’s proportions evoke such behavior. There are several principles we should follow: first of all, cute characters need big and round heads. Secondly, the eyes and ears are placed proportionally low in the face and on the skull. Then, forms of characters should stay round. It can also be useful to infringe upon some of the elements, for example by combining cute and non-cute elements, applying hard contrasts or very dark colors or by inventing a background story that shows that the character isn’t cute at all but evil and wicked.

Method

I am interested in character design and I want to draw a cute and evil virus. 

I’ll do the research and change the kind of virus and then add the face and change it to make my character looked cute but evil.

Response

The result with this work is pretty cute, I think the outcome balance the cute and evil, which can easily figure out it is a bad guy. During the process I can immediately find some of the elements are not suitable for the character, these elements are either too cute or too ugly.