CHARACTER DESIGN GCD61704/Task 2: Concept development

 CHARACTER DESIGN 

GCD61704/Task 2

LIU CHENG RUI  (0370930)

GCD61704/Environment design/ Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media / Taylor's University  

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INSTRUCTION

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Task 2

week5

For this task, I need to refer to the previous task 1 and further develop characters with alternative appearances/styles, poses and expressions. I still need to explore different versions of character weapons/items/equipment.

I first explored the expressions and weapons of the characters.

According to my task1, my character was designed based on the theme of Chinese martial arts. Therefore, when creating the character's expressions, I mostly drew inspiration from expressions in martial arts anime or comics. Besides, I also collected some different martial arts men's hairstyles. At the same time, based on these hairstyles, I created a unique hairstyle that suits my character.

Expression reference

Sketches - 10 Expressions

The weapon of the character I designed is a sword. This is also to better align with the theme of Chinese martial arts, as swords are basically used as weapons in Chinese martial arts. I designed multiple swords. This is not merely different weapons for the character at different times, but more importantly, it represents the character's growth process.

Weapon reference

Sketches - 5 swords and scabbards

week6

This week, I continued to complete my task2. I mainly designed some replaceable clothes and the character's movements and postures, etc.

Fig6.1 Alternative Outfit References

Fig6.2 Alternative Outfit Sketches

Fig6.3 Color Variations

Fig6.4 Poses References

Fig6.5 Poses Sketches

Fig6.6 Action Pose exploration 1

Fig6.7 Action Pose exploration 2

Fig6.8 Action Pose exploration 3

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FEEDBACK

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REFLECTION

Experience

Observation

Findings