Saturday AM Presents How to Draw Diverse Manga

PART FOUR:

CHARACTER DESIGN: THEORY

THERE ARE MANY THEORIES OF HOW TO DESIGN AN ICONIC CHARACTER. THERE IS NO GUARANTEED, IRON-CLAD RULE TO ENSURE YOUR DESIGN WILL BE THE NEXT BATMAN, SPIDER-MAN, OR RICK AND MORTY. AS MUCH AS AN ATTRACTIVE, MEMORABLE LOOK MATTERS, SO TOO DO THE STORY AND OVERALL CONCEPT. STILL, SOME PHILOSOPHIES ON COLORS, SIGNS, AND SILHOUETTES HELP YOUR DESIGNS TO STAND OUT. THIS SECTION EXPLORES THREE OF THE BEST.

SEMIOTICS

SEMIOTICS STUDIES SIGNS OR SIGN PROCESSES AND SUGGESTS THAT INTENTIONAL OR UNINTENTIONAL IMAGERY CAN ADD MEANING TO YOUR ART. BATMAN’S DARK COWL AND LARGE POINTY EARS INDICATE THAT HE IS ONE TO ...