Character & narrative

Character & Narrative

Disciplines Within Character & Narrative Sequential Narrative Character Design Concept Art Storyboarding Comic & Graphic Novels Cartoons & Animation Branding & Advertising

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Mascots have been around since the early days of advertising. Some of the oldest brands like Kellogs, Cheetos or rice Crispies have used characters to improve every day recognition of their brand.

North American comic book market estimated to be at least $800 million A concept artist is an individual who generates a visual design for an item, character, or area that does not yet exist. This includes, but is not limited to, film, animation, and more recently video game production.

Storyboards are easier and faster to read than scripts. Because they are closest to a finished project, they assist a production crew by pointing up troublesome issues which can be corrected early, thus saving time and money.

Recognisable characters range from the likes of Superman & Spiderman, to Mario & Sonic, to Pepsi Man & Mr Muscle, to Finn the Human & Homer Simpson

Online Resources Chrisoatley.com Thegnomonworkshop.com fengzhudesign.com polycount.com/ reddit.com/r/worldbuilding/ http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/ https://www.patreon.com/

Physical Examples of Character & Narrative

Sequential Illustration

Dominic Kesterton

Patrick Kyle

Hiller Goodspeed

Comics & Graphic Novels

Composition analysis Akira Katsuhiro Otomo, Episode 069 Title Page

‘Nancy’, Ernie Bushmiller

Charles Burns

Storyboarding

Concept Art & Character Design

Editorial

Chris Ware

Gary Panter