Week 10-Head Rotations

Monday, November 16, 2015

Week 10 Assignment-Head Rotation

Head rotation:

It's important to accurately depict lateral head turns while designing character sketches because they help visualize the 3D form of the character by illustrating its poses from various angles.

To create a 3D model of Marilyn Monroe, a Character Rotation sheet will be required. The front view will specify the position of the facial features. The side view will define the depth such as the pout of the lips, the depth and curvature of the nose, and the bulge of the forehead. The back view will illustrate the shape of the shoulders and the hairstyle. The three-quarter view will be a combination of all the other views and will portray the 3D form in 2 dimensions.

Links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4gGEC5iCDE

https://books.google.com/books?id=Mba3VYzrtD4C&pg=PA18&lpg=PA18&dq=head+turns+cartoon&source=bl&ots=cGxFBlAPyy&sig=Vcbc8Ag6m8jf68MzdleZVWHdlps&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDIQ6AEwBWoVChMIovHswpWVyQIVBsVjCh1AiwAr#v=onepage&q=head%20turns%20cartoon&f=false

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLbqmyE8OvE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m5UZRL4hmw

The following table will help you identify some elements that define the personality of a character:

Element	Effects	Example
Species	Complete character design	Complete character design
Age	Size, proportions, skills, mental and emotional development of the character	A small child looks and behaves very differently from a grown-up, mature person.
Race	Features, physical appearance, dexterity, intelligence, perception, ego, charisma	A predator-like character is swift, agile, quick to adapt and learn, and evil. A stone-age human is wary, slow, monkey-like in actions, and not very intelligent.
Culture	Knowledge, wealth, status, clothing	A city priest would be very different from a tribal priest.
Past of a character	Emotional and physical structure of the character	A character who is a thief turned into a good man can have a scar on the face or may have the habit of suddenly looking back to see if anyone is following the character.
Emotions	Behavior with other characters, facial expression	A scared character is slightly bent, has jerky movements, and hesitates before proceeding or attacking another character. An angry character stands erect, takes large steps, and is bent more towards the character with which it is interacting.
Profession	Skill	A scientist has the knowledge of handling and mixing potions and therefore, uses those things as tools or weapons. A knight is physically strong and adept in handling swords and riding horses.
Dress	Appearance, tools, weapons	An android has more figure hugging metallic clothes. A king has shiny, expensive looking, flowing robes.

Homework Assignment due: 11/23/15
Draw two characters that fit into your favorite cartoon. You can create both characters from a single cartoon or from separate ones. For example, create a new figure for Sponge Bob Square Pants. After your character is complete place him or her in a scene to see if the character works well in the environment. Remember, you work for an animation studio now and things need to look seamless. Try to create clean and professional looking vectors. Go as far as you want an even place textures to blend in your characters. Be creative and have fun. You guys can do it!!!!

Create two action poses using contrapasto. Make sure you have a twisting motion in your figures. Shoulders need to be in a different angle and direction than the hips. Get used to drawing figures in a dynamic pose. This is a natural position. Most human being are in this position throughout the day. The only time people are standing straight is when they are soldiers saluting.

Please finish your head turns and have them ready when you come into class. Next class is going to be very involved  since we only have three classes left. We are going to go over a lot of information and work with AfterEffects.s

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contrapposto

Contrapposto [kontrapˈposto] is an Italian term that means counterpose. It is used in the visual arts to describe a human figure standing with most of its weight on one foot so that its shoulders and arms twist off-axis from the hips and legs. This gives the figure a more dynamic, or alternatively relaxed appearance. It can also be used to refer to multiple figures which are in counter-pose (or opposite pose) to one another. It can further encompass the tension as a figure changes from resting on a given leg to walking or running upon it (so-called ponderation). The leg that carries the weight of the body is known as the engaged leg, the relaxed leg is known as the free leg.^[1] Contrapposto is less emphasized than the more sinuous S Curve.

Contrapposto was an extremely important sculptural development for it is the first time in Western art that the human body is used to express a psychological disposition. The balanced, harmonious pose of the Kritios Boy suggests a calm and relaxed state of mind, an evenness of temperament that is part of the ideal of man represented. From this point onwards Greek sculptors went on to explore how the body could convey the whole range of human experience, culminating in the desperate anguish and pathos of Laocoön and his Sons (1st century AD) in the Hellenistic period. 

HOMEWORK DUE:
4/24/16
Head Rotation with at least 8 frames. Please work on Character Specification Sheets.