Personality Characters that lack personality are boring
and forgettable. How does your character express himself? Is he loud or
shy? Is he intelligent or dumb? Is he evil, neutral or good? What are
his strengths and weaknesses? What are his likes and dislikes? These are
all parts of your character's personality and you should incorporate
all these into the design to create a greater sense of identity for the
character.
Think 3D Design concepts usually start from 2D.
Look further and consider your character in 3D. How would it look? Some
characters look better in 2D and vice versa. Would your character
translate well to 3D? The best kind of character designs look good in
both 2D and 3D.
Think in Motion The image of your character
may be static but the character probably will not. How would your
character look in motion? It is easy to fall into a situation where the
character looks good, but inanimatable due to factors we don't consider
during the design process.
Colours Colours play an
essential role in communicating a character's personality. Dark colours
such as black and grey depict evil characters with malevolent
intentions. Light colours such as white, blue, pink and yellow express
innocence, purity and goodness. Comic red, yellow and blue suggest
heroic qualities in a character.
Line Quality and Style The
manner in which the lines of your character is drawn plays a part in
defining to people what kind of personality it has visually. Thick, soft
and round lines suggest a cute, approachable character. Take the
example of Super Mario. Having said that, besides helping to define
personalities, different line qualities also help define different
demographics. Sharp, scratchy lines suggest an erratic and uneasy
character which may be more suitable for an older demography.
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