My initial Idea was to have Will chase a mugger but it became to much of an action scene and didn't really show off the character other than him being a hero which is brought across by how he looks. As seen below.
So I went back, I came up with the idea of him helping an old lady across the road. The idea is Will sees an old lady next to the road and jumps in to help her across by picking her up and carrying her across, maybe dodging some cars. When he puts her down on the other side he says 'no need to thank me.' The old lady then hits him with her purse and says 'I didn't want to be this side.' Will then looks a little defeated and walks off.
This is Will's turn around sheet I had light lines going across to keep everything the same proportion as best I could. I never really imagined my character from behind so that was a new thing for me to wrap my head around to see how it would look to do such a thing.
These are various poses and facial expressions for my character Will. He has a very blocky jawline as he is a hero and thus stands out as such. I used the style of Bruce Timm to influence how Will looked I used the general blocky nature that Timm draws Super hero's in and has them stand tall. I wanted Will to be more of an everyday man that went to the gym though, so I pulled him back a bit and made him less square and thinned him down a tad.
I also feel his face is very malleable and can be turned into expression very easily with out it looking out of place for the character but still allowing it to be a bit eccentric in how it's done.
'Will often makes brash decisions to help others without thinking about consequences to himself. While he is always up for fun he can be serious if needed. He spends some time in the gym just to keep fit, since he gets into a fair few fights he tries to stay agile and strong. He will do his best to never let anyone down no matter what.'
Will made his way home from his regular gym session, on his way he saw a mugging and jumped in to help the guy without thinking. With no care for himself he scared the mugger off, and turned to help the man up. 'You're my hero.' The man thanked. Will smiled and carried on his way home 'hero. I like the sound of that' he thought aloud.
'Emma is trying to find her voice, a relatively shy girl who was always picked on for wearing the wrong clothes or for being sat alone at lunch. She often speaks through her hands or her hair. She can be found daydreaming of a place where she has the courage to stand up for herself. Until then she'll hide away in her hoodie or out of the way so no one can bother her until she can muster up the guts to speak for herself, so long as she doesn't stutter through her hands.'
Emma stammered through her hands 'l-l-listen to me.' It was barely louder than a whisper. She wished someone would listen and grew more frustrated. She walked off, no one would notice if she was gone. She lay against a wall as someone walked by she turned her head as not to make eye contact. 'Why cant I just be louder?' She whispered to herself becoming more annoyed and hiding in her hoodie, daydreaming to get over her anxiety.
We presented our favourite 3 characters. I didn't do very well at presenting 2 of mine so I will go back and redo them maybe changing them to make sense. Emily pointed out main traits of characters that were linked between them or stood out. I forgot what she said for mine and will check back with her as soon as I can.
We then looked at a character description and how it let us know everything about the character without having to be shown the character at all. This showed how being able to make a good character is more than just how they look it's about how you get the feel for them, and how that's done.
This task was a bit difficult for me I don't have a huge range of favourite characters. There's a lot that I'm fond of but not many that really stand out, while I was thinking about my favourites it also occurred to me that a lot of them have similar traits.
Dick Grayson (Nightwing)
Dick Grayson has always been my favourite character, he has a strong sense of justice. He's cocky, quick thinking and at some point brash, but it helps him come to life. He is arguable one of the most relatable heroes ever created. He has no powers, he relys on his wit and his strong bond with friends and family. Often described as Batman lite as he is never as dark but is almost as good as Batman. He uses his humour to ease tension where he can but is not afraid to stand up for anything that he or his friends believe in, this makes him one of the most reliable of all characters I know.
Guan Yu (Romance of the Three Kingdoms)
Guan Yu has only really become a favourite of mine recently. He has become a Chinese Saint of War, though he was a real person during the Han Dynasty where he was a general. Most information and character basis for him now comes from the book 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms'. He is a strong and loyal general. Often portrayed as one of if not the strongest of fighters, until his untimely demise comes. He is often looked to for leadership during battle as well as not letting anyone allies fall. A very skilled man with a weapon and a glorious beard to match. One of his greatest feats was charging through an army just to get at the leader, and living afterwards.
Bobobo-Bo Bo-Bobo (Bobobo-Bo Bo-Bobo)
Bobobo is arguable a character that has influenced me the most. He is very out there, for lack of a better term. While remaining the key figure of good in his story, he is prone to going off course. He lacks a boundary often resorting to throwing friends as attacks instead of doing it himself. People still look to him for what to do but it makes sense in his wacky land. He uses humour as a weapon, all of it seemingly pulled out of thin air just for the sake of it being funny. Ultimately it still leads him to his goal while he still somehow has friends that put up with him. I always found him to break the norm of a lot of Anime that became popular over here, in some ways he openly parodies and mocks them. I found it to him to be a breath of fresh air, in an arguably stale style.
In this module we will be covering how to create believable characters and the processes that go with it. We started by listening to 'A Well Respected Man' by The Kinks and discussed what image the lyrics made us think of.
I thought the character would be something like a 1960's suited gangster that was very smug and full of himself. Though as we heard other people's versions of the character and how they were different it showed that everyone gets a different idea from the same piece.
We then split into groups and designed a character based on an image. We cam up with the Idea of a Bear who was a Mafia boss, and wanted to be a chef. It all got convoluted and was hard to follow the feedback we got was there was some good ideas but ultimately it just didn't mesh we needed to be more streamlined in our ideas and not so out there.
Another Idea we had but we didn't present was a trans gendered girl that struggles with who they are and seeks recognition for who they are. I felt like the idea made sense there was conflict it wasn't to far out there it meshed together but the group wasn't as sure on it as me so we didn't use it.
I started by drawing random people in public and trying to get some mannerisms. I saw someone who his a lot behind their fringe and seemed to be quite shy. So I got a couple of quick sketches. Also I need to work on quick sketches, and be less precious about my lines I take way to long and it loses energy and commitment. I will stick to using pens in my sketchbook when I'm out and about so I can't just erase lines I don't like and hopefully that will capture the energy I need.
After I got those sketches I started to combine it with how I imagined shy girls to dress. Wrapped up not showing much, possibly quite baggy clothes. I used a friend back home who is quite shy as a basis for the clothes worn. most extremities would be covered unless absolutely necessary, I tried to stick as close to that as I could.
The character I created is called Kim. She is fairly shy and rather introverted. She would prefer to speak through her hand and avoid eye contact over anything else. most of her hands are cover by her sleeves as she is fairly short. She has brightly coloured hair, but it's mainly covered up as she has her hood up most of the time. Almost always wears a hoody if she can so she can hide it in if she gets embarrassed, which happens a lot. She also covers her face often, which generally results in her pushing her glasses into her face. She speaks softly almost to a point of a whisper so no one picks up on what she says so she doesn't have to worry about an outcome.
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