Saturday 19 November 2011

Learning Outcome 06 - Practical & Professional Skills

Explore and evaluate the appropriate skills relevant to the creation of character design.


Character is composed of features that form and define the nature and qualities of someone or something. Kind, race, time and place are some of the features that help on a character creation. Being able to create a character is being able to materialize these characteristics and this requires a series of skills and qualities.

To start, a basic drawing skill would be essential. Knowing how to represent something such as a imaginary creature, animal or a human, with a expression of character, may require knowledge of anatomy and structure. Knowledge of human anatomy is a basic skill in drawing any kind of human characters, whether detailed or not. But knowing how to structure a body is not only necessary for human characters. On sheets 3 and 4 it is possible to see how a structure was created underneath the alien character skin, all to ensure a more convincing anatomy and functionality. 
Furthermore, light, color and composition knowledge are skills that can make huge difference on a character exploration. Being able to place a character in a environment also can give more information about personality and character.

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