Conveying Character Personality Through Illustration
Tiainen, Janina (2020)
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020052814813
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020052814813
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The objective of this thesis was to study what is the most effective way to convey character’s personality through illustration. The thesis goes over different aspects of character design and illustration and how those details can be used to one’s benefit when illustrating characters.
Research part of this illustration focused on the fundamentals of character design and illustration, and how illustration is used in the video game industry. The production part of this thesis consists of designing a character and creating an illustration of that character, in such manner that it would be fit for a video game. The author was successful in creating a character with a strong personality, and then conveying that to the audience through a finished illustration.
The thesis was successful on its own narrow scale, but the project could be expanded to create more characters from the same world setting and creating a set of character sheets and illustrations. Alternatively the same character could be used, but he would be shown in different situations or at a different parts of his life.
Research part of this illustration focused on the fundamentals of character design and illustration, and how illustration is used in the video game industry. The production part of this thesis consists of designing a character and creating an illustration of that character, in such manner that it would be fit for a video game. The author was successful in creating a character with a strong personality, and then conveying that to the audience through a finished illustration.
The thesis was successful on its own narrow scale, but the project could be expanded to create more characters from the same world setting and creating a set of character sheets and illustrations. Alternatively the same character could be used, but he would be shown in different situations or at a different parts of his life.