Animated Narratives Week 11 #s3698100

REFLECTION

This work is about the character design of the two characters in my story.

By using Photoshop, I drew the two characters in black and white paper style. The witch is darker as she is a negative character, the triangle eyes, ears and crooked mouth are also symbolize her evilness. While the protagonist is in a lighter colour compared to the witch showing that she is a positive character. The bruises on her body and the poor clothes indicate her sad experiences of abuse by others. Her expression represents depression but the flower means hope.

My idea about designing characters learned from the video GOOD vs BAD Character Design: Tips and Tricks! by BaM Animation. It discusses the tips about creating clear and readable characters upon personalities.

At the beginning of my design, I was stuck and had no idea about how to create a simpler design differing from my studio work. I drew a couple of times but I was not satisfied. But after I reduced my character to silhouette within a shape that I want based on the hints given by that video. I found it to become easier to design.