Character Design: Exploring Shapes and Researching Ideas
To kickstart our first Character Design lesson of the year, our tutor, Justin, tasked us with researching and studying specific objects that he assigned us. I was given the "bunsen burner", to which I then set off and recreated models and diagrams of the item. This is so that we can practise getting in to the habit of researching any and all subject matter when starting new projects. Next, we then had to discuss what type of characters would most likely use these objects. Initially, I started down the typical "mad scientist" route, but when I delved a bit deeper, I thought to myself, what about a student? Would this student be young or old? Would they use it for good, or for mischief? I started off with a child who would be cheeky and use it for pranks, but on the flip side, I started to think of a child who wanted to use science for good. Perhaps this child has a hero complex? I thought about the bunsen burner being a tool in their mission to create exp...