Design Brief

Character Design

Design Brief:

What is it?

Reinterpreting the characters and the story of the ‘Fairy Tale- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’, by developing illustrations of the characters and the story in Manga comic style. The finished product will be a collection of digital illustrations compiled and produced as a book. Also a 3D CG model of the Snow White will be made.

Backgrounds:

Aim of the project is to analyze, study and develop characters based on a well defined style. The project is looked at from three viewpoints.

• Styles/Approaches
• Characteristics/Physical and Personality Traits
• Media Scope/Demand

The story base for this project is the famous ‘Fairy Tale- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’. This story has been chosen due to its vivid characters or the diverse personalities of its characters and its popularity. The illustrations will be developed in Manga comic style. This style has been chosen as it is a popular and widely accepted style. The challenge would be in successfully developing these popular western style characters and the story in an entirely different eastern style. The 3D model of the ‘Snow White’ could potentially be used as a game character or used in any other suitable animation clip. This project has been chosen to reinvent self as a Character Designer.

Objectives:

The characters, story and the manga drawing style will be closely examined. After close study and examination, rough sketches of the characters and the story will be made using traditional pencil and paper method. These sketches will be further refined and storyboarding of the entire story will be done. Characters will be portrayed in different ways capturing their gestures and poses. Characters will be portrayed within their environment, thereby picturing the surroundings in detail. The finished product will be a collection of digital illustrations compiled and produced as a book. These illustrations may be accompanied by textual content narrating each scene. As the second phase of the project a 3D CG model of the ‘Snow White’ will be made.