BSW - CAAyr2 - Character Design Project Brief and Initial Research

Character Design Project Brief

On Friday we had our first character design lesson with Justin. I really want to put my all into this project as I feel as though Character design and anatomy are my weakest points at the moment. I want to improve to the point where I am confident enough to be able to draw my own characters and bodies.

The project is to create a character bible which I like to think is an art of animation terms. We have been given prompts that we have to create part of a story; a scene - where and when, a theme - the style of art, a character, and an action - a pose that the character will be doing in the final render.

Main Protagonist:

Firefighter

- Could come as a team of firefighters or similar jobs eg. paramedics/doctors.

Style/Theme:

Toys

- A lot of reference to toy figures, characters in films and shows.

- There is structure to the character already, toy characters are already a thing.

Setting:

70's, 80's New York toy store

- Toys in a toy store fits well.

Scene:

Sneaking around at night

- Quite a hard prompt but I have some ideas.

Action:

Striking a heroic pose

- Does not match the scene, need to think hard about a connection!

Trait:

Heroic but not bright

- Brawn not brains.

- Needs a sidekick showing brains to further solidify this.

I like the prompts that I have been given and I am excited to get into it.

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