VAILL 385 Character Design Fall 2014

This assignment will bring together all that we have explored so far:

PROPORTION

SHAPE LANGUAGE

DOMINANT MASSES

BIG MED SMALL

Assignment #2 - In this assignment you will design silhouettes for 2 characters, one male and one female (at least 10 each = 20 total). Also 4 silhouettes (2 per character) that are bigger and which are more worked out paying special attention to positive/negative space and Big, medium, small shapes.
Here is a list you can choose from or to get you thinking.

Circus characters:
- The Ringmaster
- The Lion/beast tamer
- The Fire eater
- The sword swollower
- The Juggler
- The Buffoon (clown)
- The Strong "man"
- The Snake Charmer
- The Acrobat

Assignment #2 will be due Tuesday September 17th at the beginning of class - post to blog - also all WIP (work in progress) and Skeletons for your 4.

for our assignment I am only asking for exterior silhouettes (no detail inside - just solid black). concentrate on that for now - play with Dominant Masses, Costumes, Gestures, Proportion, Shape variation (Big, Medium, Small) - apply what we have talked about in class so far (some of this we will cover thursday).

some mediums you might try- Digital, ebony pencil, Conte, sharpie marker, Ink, bic pen - NO MECHANICAL PENCILS