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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Initial sketches

Initial sketches. Characters lineup and some drawings of Lani. In the lineup: Fiore, Lani, Sylvia (the secretary), Lorenzo (the designer).


 

Shape exploration

Shape exploration for the characters.

From the left: Lani (triangular shape), her secretary (round shape), Fiore (square), the Designer (triangular), the two chemists (two squares) and the elephant peanut (round).

Shape exploration is very important to determine the personalities of the main characters, shapes are the first visual approach with the audience and they psychologically connect to the main shape first before a character even talks.

Triangular shape are usually typical of devious characters with a strong/twisted personality. It's more common to be found in Villains. The angular look of these characters makes them feel sharp, cruel, cynical, vain and evil. Sometimes they are just misunderstood.

Round shaped characters are used for cute and reliable characters, thing about Mickey Mouse. They can be adorable and strong willed, cuddly and super sweet.

Square shape characters can either be super strong, straightforward, righteous... like a super hero, like Superman. It's usually linked to strength but it is also used for boring characters, a bit more plain, very linear with their thinking.