06-14-2024, 10:35 PM
That's not what I meant by that. English isn't my native language so maybe that's why I'm struggling making my point, sorry for that :/
I don't really care if the viewer gets in a split-second that he's a vampire hunter. I was earlier explaining some of the elements of his design and why I chose them, if the viewer is understanding why they are here and what their purposes are, that's cool, but if they don't spot them at first glance, I'm okay with it too, and I might even prefer that. My main goal was to make him look human, with a soul and personnality. To me, accessories are... accessory :)
In every character designs, there are a lot of hidden details and small things that your brain is processing even if you're not actively paying attention to them. Even if the dagger is not a "text-book" stake, maybe you would feel different about the character if he was not carrying one. Same thing for the silver (or silver-colored metal) weapons. What if they were gold? What would it say about the character? Maybe he is some kind of lord, does he really fight with those weapons? Same thing apply for everything.
To finish, I would say that I believe that the character essence should not necessarily be entirely summed in one image. It should give good info but this must be completed by personnality, way of moving, script, music, etc.
But don't get me wrong, I am the first one to agree that my character isn't perfect in any way, far from it! I'm trying to find balance and don't want him to look gimmicky, that's all :)
I don't really care if the viewer gets in a split-second that he's a vampire hunter. I was earlier explaining some of the elements of his design and why I chose them, if the viewer is understanding why they are here and what their purposes are, that's cool, but if they don't spot them at first glance, I'm okay with it too, and I might even prefer that. My main goal was to make him look human, with a soul and personnality. To me, accessories are... accessory :)
In every character designs, there are a lot of hidden details and small things that your brain is processing even if you're not actively paying attention to them. Even if the dagger is not a "text-book" stake, maybe you would feel different about the character if he was not carrying one. Same thing for the silver (or silver-colored metal) weapons. What if they were gold? What would it say about the character? Maybe he is some kind of lord, does he really fight with those weapons? Same thing apply for everything.
To finish, I would say that I believe that the character essence should not necessarily be entirely summed in one image. It should give good info but this must be completed by personnality, way of moving, script, music, etc.
But don't get me wrong, I am the first one to agree that my character isn't perfect in any way, far from it! I'm trying to find balance and don't want him to look gimmicky, that's all :)