AR3000 Lecture 2

Character Design:

A Smorgasbord of Character Types

Costumes and Props

Dynasty Warriors. Koei.

Jericho Cross - Darkwatch: Curse of the West. Sammy Studios.

Final Fantasy X-2. Square Enix.

Cute

Pac-Man and Inky. Namco.

Bombastic. Shift.

Pikmin 2. Nintendo.

Muscular Heroes

2,3,4: Crimson Tears. Spike/Dream Factory. 5: Bullet - Freedom Force. Irrational Games.

Alter Echo. Outrage.

Spunky Heroines

Monster Hunter. Capcom.

Ulala - Space Channel 5. United Game Artists.

Kya - The Dark Lineage. Eden Studios.

Grizzled Mugs

Warhammer 40,000. Kuju Entertainment.

Femme Fatales

Tala - Darkwatch. Sammy Studios.

Dandies and Macks

Lucifer - Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne. Atlus Software.

Eli the Henchman. Elixir Studios.

Kids

Gitaroo Man. Keoi.

Astroboy. Osamu Tezuka/Sonic Team.

Robots

"Virtual-On Marz" Robots. Hitmaker/Sega.

Monsters, Aliens, and Freaks

SMT: Digital Devil Saga. Altus.

Darkwatch: Curse of the West. Sammy Studios.

Darkwatch: Curse of the West. Sammy Studios.

Armed and Dangerous. Lucas Arts.

Crab Pirate. Danny Beck.

Model Sheets of Famous Characters

Model Sheet Links

Model Sheet Tutorial

Animationmeat's Classic Model Sheets Collection

Disney Model Sheets

Project Noir Anime Model Sheets

Teen Titans

George Perez

Joshua Rosenstock - 2006

Adapted from The Art of Game Characters - Leo Hartas