Creating Characters with Personality
1st Edition
Published on 16. February 2016
144 pages
978-0-399-57873-1 (ISBN)
Description
From Snow White to Shrek, from Fred Flintstone to SpongeBob SquarePants, the design of a character conveys personality before a single word of dialogue is spoken. Designing Characters with Personality shows artists how to create a distinctive character, then place that character in context within a script, establish hierarchy, and maximize the impact of pose and expression. Practical exercises help readers put everything together to make their new characters sparkle. Lessons from the author, who designed the dragon Mushu (voiced by Eddie Murphy) in Disney's Mulan—plus big-name experts in film, TV, video games, and graphic novels—make a complex subject accessible to every artist.
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Creating Characters with Personality
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02/2006
Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S.
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Tom Bancroft has been an animator
for more than fifteen years, working
for Disney and Big Idea Productions
(producers of Veggie Tales). Most recently, he contributed to Disney's Brother Bear. He lives in Franklin, TN.
for more than fifteen years, working
for Disney and Big Idea Productions
(producers of Veggie Tales). Most recently, he contributed to Disney's Brother Bear. He lives in Franklin, TN.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Introduction
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter One: What Does A Character Designer Do All Day?
- Two Kinds of Character Designers
- Where to Begin
- Imagining the Characters
- Character Hierarchy
- Chapter Two: Let's Start Designing Characters!
- The Meat, Potatoes, and Veggies of Character Design
- Shape
- Size
- Variance
- Begin with the Basic Shapes
- Doggy Do!
- Chapter Three: Creating Appealing Character Drawings
- Start with a Circle-Again?
- Turning Your Character in 3-D
- Pushing Your Design
- Chapter Four: Drawing (Beautiful) Women
- Proportions
- Curves and Rhythm
- Tilts
- Faces and Eyes
- Hairstyles and Clothing
- Chapter Five: Four Legs: A Whole Different Animal
- Choose the Nature of Your Beast
- Importance of Anatomy
- Cuteness Factor
- Chapter Six: Look Your Age!
- Babies
- Children
- Teens
- Adults
- Older People
- Chapter Seven: Monsters, Creatures, And Personalities?
- Creature Questions
- Anatomy 101
- Shake and Bake
- Let's Give 'Em a Hand
- Cyborg A-Go-Go
- I'm Not Dead Yet
- Exploring a Design
- Miscellaneous Fun Stuff
- Chapter Eight: Groupings, or Creating the Cast
- Variety Is the Spice of Life
- It Takes Two
- Chapter Nine: Putting It All Together: Pose, Color, and Style
- Pose and Emote!
- The Eyes Have It
- Go with the Flow
- Color Personality
- Rounding Out the Cast
- Style
- Afterword
- Index
- About the Author
