Page 47 - Character Designer's Handbook [2020 Sampler Edition]

Good character design requires going under the surface a little. What makes
people what they are is often found on the inside and can directly affect
physical traits in some cases. It's easy to create a character and underdevelop
them because we don't always consider the tougher areas under the visual
development like how they'll age, how their brain affects their behavior, how
their ethnicity adds to their character, or how they express their emotions.
The chapters in this section will give you a glance into deeply developing a

character's less tangible elements and what really makes them tick and come
off as realistic.

Section Contents

The Aging Process.................................................................................##
Behavior & the Brain............................................................................##

Body Language & Expressions..............................................................##
Language as a Development Tool.........................................................##
Variety through Ethnicity.....................................................................##
Character Transformations...................................................................##
Avoiding Cliches...................................................................................##
Role Reversal.......................................................................................##
Working with Polarizing Characters....................................................##
Different Standards of Beauty.............................................................##

Getting to Know your Character...........................................................##
Audience Impact on Character Design..................................................##
Battle of the Sexes...............................................................................##
Character vs. Environment...................................................................##

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