#characterr

Hey guys!

I’ve been working on some character designs trying to effectively use shape and facial features to capture archetypal dark-village characters, each a little suspicious and strange in  their own way. I intent to do a lot more of these, it’s been really fun to experiment with whcih nose shape correlates to which sort of personality for example!

In order from the top:

The medic man

The peddler

the reverend

the undertaker

the woodsman

Children Book Illustration Cover Book Sister Forever 

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Review with Lynsey White. 

We review on our chosen character for character essay. I’ve created a idea web, listing the characters I want to work with. I wanted to compare either Howl and Sophie from Howl’s Moving Castle. I wanted to compare them between the movie and book. While discussing with Lynsey it would be a difficult task since I haven’t read the book yet. I was suggested to read it in two days, i would happy to read it but i’m not a fast reader. Haku and Chihiro (Spirited Away)  was the other characters I wanted to compare Howl and Sophie with but there isn’t much to compare. I could talk about the art style but there isn’t much to talk about.

What I aim to do next:

I could talk about the relationship between Sophie and Howl. I would like to talk about hoe supportive they are and they both are shape shifters. (What makes them Love each other ? ) 

6th October 2015

Anthropomorphism heads back during the cave paintings. 

 Narrative compression- looks like something well known. Paredolia/Apophenia- an object which looks like a person or animal. 

Many early animation uses anthropomorphism. Lottery Reiniger is one of the famous animation silhouettes. 

 Many slapticks animation/ cartoon also uses anthropomorphism. Tom and Jerry are well known anthropomorphism cartoon. 

Six word memoirs.

The Seven Archetypes the hero with a thousand faces - Joseph Campbell (1972) We were given a week to think about character animations that they represent the archetypes. I’ve chosen Incredible the animation characters to represent the archetypes. 

Hero- Mr Incredible,Elastic girl, Voilet, Dash, Jack-Jack (The family) People/ superhero who saved people from danger. 

Mentor- Edmamode, Elasticgirl.

A wise person. 

Threshold Guardian-Omnidriodone

A guard or someone we passes your way. A person who slows you do

Herald- The Kids

A Issue of challenge announces the coming of change or something that changes your life, it could be nature or a object. 

Shape Shifter-The marriage, Omnidriodone,Syndrome

A person who changes your appearance, mood, A shape shifter brings tensions and drama. 

Shadow-Buddy

A dark side, villain or enemies. They have some similarity with the hero. Something or thoughts that stops you to do something ( that you like or you need to do). 

Trickster-Frozone

A comedian (Comic relief).  Makes everything fun. He or she effects people but he or she remains unchanged. 

Ally-Frozone