CHARACTERDESIGN based on practice
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Character Design
What is it?
• Menurut Nicholas Robbins, Character design refers to the appearance, abilities and personality of your virtual presence in a game. • Menurut Doug Bennett, Character design is among the most important aspects of creating an animated film. Appealing design can provide one more way for the audience to identify with and grow to like your characters. • Menurut Aryanto Yuniawan, Character Design adalah perancangan karakter dalam bentuk visual art yang mewakili personalisasi pemirsa/penikmat seni untuk mengidentifikasikan karakter dalam penceritaan.
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Character Design
What for?
• Identifikasi audience terhadap film • “Good Character Design” meningkatkan performa film • Menciptakan personality yang mewakili audience dalam film • Mewakili salah satu “Visual Presence” dari Story
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Character Design
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4W
When is the story set? What role do they play? Where do they take the story? Who are they?
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Character Design
Principles:
• Character Line Up • •
Should be from the same “world” Pikirkan bagaimana karakter akan berinteraksi (fisik & emosional)
• Basic Graphics Character Shape • •
Sederhanakan dalam bentuk paling sederhana (langsung dikenal lewat siluet) Berbeda di setiap karakternya
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Character Design
Principles:
Basic Graphics Character Shape
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Character Design
Principles:
• Dominant Masses • •
Setiap karakter punya bentuk yang DOMINANT untuk dikenali. Misalnya: Dada Genie’s, pundak Jafar, perut Sultan
• Proportion • •
Mempertahankan elemen setiap karakter pada proporsi yang wajar Perhatikan proporsi wajah, hidung yang terlalu besar dapat mengaburkan mata, mata yang terlalu besar mengurangi ekspresi yang berarti
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Character Design
Principles:
VS
Proportion Optimus Prime
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Character Design
Principles:
• Clarity •
Membandingkan desain robot dibawah ini:
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Everybody love’s OPTIMUS PRIME, tetapi lihat desain diatas, desain robot sebelah kiri (Robot Genex) lebih “clean” Desain Karakter harus jelas dan bersih
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Character Design
Principles:
VS
Clarity & Uncanny Valley
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Character Design
Principles:
• Uncanny Valley • •
Idenya adalah bagaimana caranya agar visual karakter dapat terbaca semudah dan semenarik mungkin Proporsi tidak TOO EXACT, tetapi juga tidak TOO DEFORM, khusunya buat manusia
• Straights VS Curve • •
Straight = tension = kuat, & Curve = rhythm = luwes Character Design yang bagus harus memadukan diantara keduanya
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Character Design
Principles:
Straights (Black) VS Curve (Red)
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Character Design
Principles:
• Cuteness • •
More than just a big eyes Membandingkan karakter dibawah ini, mata anjing yang terlalu besar (gambar kanan), mengurangi “cuteness” dan penyampaian emosi yang meyakinkan
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Character Design
Principles:
• Design at Modeling stage • • • •
Jangan cepat puas Karakter harus diuji pada animasi Buat desain karakter dengan ekspresi dan pose yang sesuai dengan keinginan & imajinasi Uji karakter model dengan angle kamera dan lensa yang berbeda untuk memastikan desain dan kemungkinan-kemungkinan “staging”
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Character Design
Process
• Concept Development •
Referensi, penelitian, evaluasi, dimana akan diaplikasikan, untuk siapa, dampak visual dari penciptaan
• Appeal •
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Daya tarik karakter
Construction Proportion Turn Around Style •
Line Up, Realism, Deformation, Color, Accessories
• Posing • Attitude •
Perilaku/sikap
• Expression • Development Basic Skill
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Character Design
Idea to Development
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Character Design
Idea to Development
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Character Design
Idea to Development
The Policeman
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Character Design
Idea to Development
The Enemies
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Character Design
Idea to Development
The Policeman’s Car
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Character Design
Idea to Development
The Enemies’ Car
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Character Design • • • • • •
Reference:
Character Design Principles by Doug Bennett, http://www.disneyanimation.com/viza627/chardev/charDesign.html http://www.ehow.com/how-does_5382515_character-design-process.html By Nicholas Robbins, eHow Contributor, What Is Character Design?, http://www.ehow.com/about_5340687_characterdesign.html Naruto, http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-34ySfXxik4/S9bo4Q7TC9I/AAAAAAAAAAc/prPKbtSPr4Q/s1600/naruto_leaping.jpg Avatar Aang, http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uA8Ljy1-rqQ/TavXh7b8h4I/AAAAAAAAALg/Un9GwSqi0nk/s1600/Aang-Air-bendingavatar-the-last-airbender-461375_1024_768.jpg http://www.disneyanimation.com/viza627/chardev/images/aladdin_char_style.jpg
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