Animation Fundamentals- Project 1A: Character Design & Project 1B: Layout Design

24.04.2024 - 08.05.2024 (Week4- Week 7)
Kelly Lau Jie Ning/ 0354839
Animation Fundamentals/ Bachelor of Design (Honors) in Creative Media
Project 1A: Character Design & Project 1B: Layout Design


INSTRUCTION




Project 1A: Character Design
In this project, we need to create a character design that should reflect his or her personality in the story and be visually appealing to the targeted audience. We need to create a character reference sheet, character expression sheet, character turnaround sheet, and character pose sheet.

Progress
I decided to create a character which is a small and timid girl. She seems optimistic. She is a big fan of superhero comics. She dreams of becoming a superhero. Her little body looks like it's hiding a lot of power.

Character
Name: Lyra
Gender: Female
Age: 10 years old
Characteristics: curious, imaginative, love superheroes and love of being one 

Ideation 
Before start drawing the character, I found some references from Pinterest. 

Reference
Progress
Character Reference Sheet
I try to draw the sketch by referring to these references using Adobe Photoshop.
Sketch of Character Reference Sheet

Because it was too complicated I deleted the sword. I changed the bone shape of the hair clip to the Avenger logo "A" shape hair clip to show her love for superheroes.
line drawing of character

line drawing of character, hair clip, and bag

After doing the line drawing, I start to fill it in colour.
Character after filled colour
Character Expression Sheet

Character Turnaround Sheet
Character Pose Sheet

Feedback
-For the character reference sheet, can make the lines of the bag thicker and the other is fine. 
-For the character turnaround sheet, can add lines to ensure the character sides are at the same height. =The size of those sheets can change to be the same.

Final Output
Character Reference sheet

Character Expression Sheet


Character Turnaround Sheet


Character Pose Sheet


Project 1B: Layout Design
In Project 1B, we need to create layout designs for an animated project using perspective. Our designs will be used as backgrounds for various scenes in the animation. Our goal is to create visually interesting and dynamic layouts that enhance the story and the mood of the animation.

Progress
Layout design without colour
Layout design with colour 
layout design with the shadow of trees
Feedback
-Can remove the cloud to leave some empty space
-the building in the middle can be removed because the perspective of it is wrong
-The main character better not be covered by shadows

Final output


Reflection
Project 1A: Character Design
In Project 1A, we focused on designing a character that fits into a story and shows their personality. Creating a character reference sheet helped me think about the character's appearance, like their clothes and colours. Making the character expression sheet was challenging but fun because I learned how to use different facial expressions to show emotions. The character turnaround sheet was useful for ensuring the character looked consistent from all angles. Finally, the character pose sheet helped me experiment with body language and poses that matched the character's personality.

Project 1B: Layout Design
In Project 1B, we worked on designing layouts for backgrounds in an animated project using perspective. This project taught me how to use perspective to create a sense of depth and space, making the scenes more interesting. I learned how to balance elements in a scene to guide the viewer’s eye and create the right mood for the story. This helped me understand how layouts can influence the pacing and tone of an animation.

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