Character Development —- Emperor (1)

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Colothes Draft

In order to restore the characteristics of Qin Dynasty clothing, I made a rough sketch based on my previous research. a: a more basic style, the clothes cross and then fixed with a waist protector. b: on the basis of a: some other design, on the basis of the original addition of an outer clothing, forming a sense of hierarchy from the outside to the inside. c: the use of this style is mostly for the winter, on the basis of b: add a plush collar to make it warmer for autumn and winter wear. d: the use of this style is mostly for the winter, on the basis of b: add a plush collar to make it warmer for the autumn and winter wear. e: this is a more basic design. f: this is a more basic design. In addition to b, a plush collar is added to make it warmer and more suitable for autumn and winter wear.

Character Sketches

Here are some outlines that I preffer to use as my character, casuse those outlines can be more attractive and I focused on the pose.

a: I like the silhouette of a. I like the way the silhouette of a gives a strong aura, but the movement is a bit one-dimensional and lacks dynamics and storytelling. b:The silhouette is nice and the movement looks like a discussion with the ministers and the movement has storytelling. c: The movement is very dominant but the overall temperament does not feel stable enough and lacks an imperial feeling. d. This silhouette creates a very good atmosphere, that kind of emperor’s dominance but this action is a bit evil, giving people a sense of viciousness and cunning, not like an emperor. e: The movement is tense and the silhouette is varied, but it has the same problem as d. It doesn’t look righteous enough.

Color Test

After determining the pose, I coloured the character. Because the Qin Dynasty revered black, therefore in my colour scheme, black is the main colour, red is the secondary colour, with some golden bronze patterns, once to highlight the nobility and power of the emperor. In my initial vision, I wanted the emperor’s costume to be as gorgeous as possible, so I chose colours with high purity, because I think high purity colours can form a strong contrast with the boring and monotonous black, so my design will not look so monotonous.

Too much vibrant colours made my image look uncomfortable, so I show my color to my classmates at the lesson, and I get many feedbacks from them, then I tried lowering the saturation.

After analysis, I found that the colour of the shoulders was too bright and would make the viewer very uncomfortable, so I tried to reduce the purity of the shoulders and replace some of the red with the same black as the dress, which has the advantage of improving the viewing comfort and at the same time letting the black of the shoulders echo with the black of the body, which reduces the sense of fragmentation and makes the design look more holistic.

I then made a handful of changes to the decoration of the shoulder section, I lengthened and enlarged the first piece of armour and weakened the second and third pieces of armour to create a layered look. I also modified the original chest by replacing the original floating piece of armour with a stand-up collar, which makes the character look more dignified and more like an emperor. I also created a waist corset for the emperor to make his waist more pronounced, reducing the bulkiness of the character and echoing the asymmetrical design of the chest, a small amount of asymmetry in a mostly symmetrical design can add interest to the image and not make it look boring. Finally, I replaced some of the red with black, for example, the part of the dress that hangs down from the waist, because in my opinion, the large area of red is too eye-catching, and I want the viewer to focus more on the upper body, so I did this. I also added red to the edges of the dress to differentiate between the different garments.

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