Concept Art: Character Design

Assignment

You will be making a character design...

   using your recources and with good craftsmanship

Downlaod the powerpoint

 

 

 

STEP 1: ✓

Work alongside Miss Brink, making a step-by-step portrait.

This will help you better make your character.

 

 

STEP 2: ✓

Make sure you know the vocabulary. 

Character design

Concept art

Craftsmanship

Culture

Identity

Problem solving

 

At this time you should have the vocabulary fixed. If you

don't see a +2, you need to fix the answers for grading.
Let Miss Brink know promptly when you get them fixed.

 

 

STEP 3: 
Make a sketch of what your design will be...

 

*When making your character think about these

elements:*

1: What you character does. (ie: job or occupation)

2: whether they are good or bad.

3: Build. 

4. Clothing and adornments

5. Body language

 

Create a sketch or two of a character with the elements above.

Use the hand out to assist you in coming up with a character.

(The work sheet will be graded later in the unit).

Your character can be something as simple as 

    "Abigail has a cafe, she's been baking since her grandma taught her,"

or as imaginative as

   "Trock is a human tree, and he is the guardian of the forest"

 

Your character design should at least include from the torso up. You may want to include the whole body (head to feet) if it is important to show their identity by what they wear.

 

When you have a good sketch, ask Miss Brink to take a look, and then

you can move on to good paper when she gives you the "Okay."

 

STEP 3: 

Begin and work on your character design on good paer. 

You may pick from pencil, color pencil, or pen and watercolor. 

STEP 4: 

Study your work sheet and be ready for the Quiz!

 

 

 

 

OBJECTIVES:

Determine what concept artist are trying to convey in their character designs.

 

Analyze concept art/character designs.

 

Define vocabulary: concept art, character design, identity, culture, craftsmanship, problem solving. 

 

Demonstrate the use of resources (observations, life experiences, and imagination) in making their character design, and the use of good craftsmanship. 

 

 

 

 

 

VOCABULARY:

*Concept Art: possible designs for what something might look like. This is often done in the preproduction of a movie or video game or an

                        illustration for a game 

*Character Design: A possible depiction of what something might look like (often for a book, movie, or video game). 

*Craftsmanship: The quality or skill level an artist uses. 

*Culture: The collective morals, traditions, and customs of a group of people. 

*Identity: Who someone is.

Render: To shade with lights and darks to make something look dimensional

Style: 1) The way an artist makes his work that is visually unique to him/her. 2) A period and genre of art.

 

*Students need to know these words for the final test.