Project process: Getting ideas from the culture of anime

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 Animated movies and TV shows have their own unique and individual style. They all fall under the same category but their own unique style of telling a story. I was fascinated by the way Japanese people create their animated Tv shows (Anime) and the designs of the characters which is not something difficult to create by hand.

Pokemon

I decided to approach and test this idea but drawing some images by hand on paper and creating a small anime sequence. This would help me improve my skills regarding storyboards which is a vital part of a story's production circle.

Brock screaming: As you can see, his eyebrows have a slight tilt but his mouth is open, and the little lines suggest that he is screaming

The eyebrows remain in a steady position but the mouth resembles a happy face and that is why the viewer can understand that the character is happy.

The eyebrows are not straight but resemble a bridge and the mouth have a more oval shape. This type of face shows anxiety and terror.

The open flipped happy mouth is being used to show shock and surprise.

The last face is the one where the mouth is just a dot and one eyebrow is higher than the other. We can clearly see confusion on the characters face expression.

This character (Brock) is a very interesting one in terms of design. His eyes are always closed but I could express understand his feelings by anticipating the shape of his mouth and eyebrows. This can help me with my character fro Character animator because he has a limited movement abilities but the eye brows and mouth are parts that are moving.

Characters in anime series have all the same figure and characteristics or similar ones. What makes them unique are the colours they wear or some ability they might posses that has an impact on there character design (a sword, a gun etc.)

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