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    The document provides instructions for Exercise 5 which asks students to design a cartoon character by drawing it from different angles, in a characteristic pose, and creating a short backstory in no more than 3 image files. It then gives examples and guidelines for different character types including screwball, goofy, big and burly, and cute characters focusing on distinctive physical traits and proportions. Silhouettes are also discussed as a way to identify characters.

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    The document provides instructions for Exercise 5 which asks students to design a cartoon character by drawing it from different angles, in a characteristic pose, and creating a short backstory in no more than 3 image files. It then gives examples and guidelines for different character types including screwball, goofy, big and burly, and cute characters focusing on distinctive physical traits and proportions. Silhouettes are also discussed as a way to identify characters.

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    The document provides instructions for Exercise 5 which asks students to design a cartoon character by drawing it from different angles, in a characteristic pose, and creating a short backstory in no more than 3 image files. It then gives examples and guidelines for different character types including screwball, goofy, big and burly, and cute characters focusing on distinctive physical traits and proportions. Silhouettes are also discussed as a way to identify characters.

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    Exercise 5: Character Design

    • Design a cartoon character


    • Draw him/her/it from a few different angles
    • Draw him/her/it in a characteristic pose
    • If possible, come up with a short backstory
    • No more than 3 separate image files

    Wednesday, October 7, 2009


    Model Sheet:

    Wednesday, October 7, 2009


    Screwball Characters:
    • Pear-shaped body

    • Big feet

    • Elongated head

    • (Also note contrast between


    Bugs and Elmer)

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    Goofy/stupid Characters:
    • Half-lidded eyes

    • Bucked teeth

    • Weak chin

    • Craning neck

    • Stooped shoulders

    • Clown feet

    • Low crotch in pants

    • Baggy clothes

    Wednesday, October 7, 2009


    Big, Burly Characters:
    • Big jowls

    • Big chin

    • Underbite

    • Thick neck

    • Deep chest

    • Small hips

    • Elbows out

    • Bow-legged

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    Cute/childlike Characters:
    • Big head

    • Big forehead

    • Big eyes

    • Plump body

    • Small limbs, hands, feet

    • Generally baby-like
    proportions

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    • Silhouettes are useful
    • Distinctive traits can be seen in silhouette
    • Clear poses are also have clear silhouettes
    • Many characters can be identified by their
    silhouettes

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    ?

    Wednesday, October 7, 2009


    Stewie Griffin (Family Guy)

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    ?

    Wednesday, October 7, 2009


    Guan Yu (Three Kingdoms)

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    ?

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    Darth Vader (Star Wars)

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    Silhouette can tell a story:
    “You were a good boy,
    but you’re not a good man.
    What happened to you?”
    -- some patient on
    Grey’s Anatomy

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    Caricature/Parody:

    “Dark Helmet”
    Spaceballs
    (Exaggerates the most distinctive features)

    Wednesday, October 7, 2009


    Less Exaggerated Example:

    Video clip: Newsradio


    Season 2, Episode 20
    “In Through the Out Door”

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    • Seated • Standing

    • Deadpan expression • Goofy expression/antics

    • Casually dressed • Dorkily dressed

    • Fit physique • Scrawny physique

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    Anxious, standing • These guys are
    wearing suits
    vs.
    calm, seated • Their jobs must be
    more important

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    Recommended Reading:

    • Cartoon Animation
    - Preston Blair, 1994

    Wednesday, October 7, 2009


    Schedule:

    9/30 10/7 10/14 10/21


    Squares: draw digitize
    Character: draw digitize

    Wednesday, October 7, 2009

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