21-Draw-Illustrators-Guidebook-vol-2-ebook-(2021)

MODEL SHEETS
Character model sheets are resources that
you create in order to explain the different
aspects of your character’s design to the
production team. As a designer, you could
be responsible for creating anything the
production team needs to take a character
through all the stages of production.
Model sheets are a good way to feature the
attitude and personality of your character.
When you have multiple characters with
their own model sheets, those sheets serve
to highlight the differences between the
characters.
Here are three expression sheets for
characters from the same story. The way
the characters emote tells us a lot about
them and serves to show how different their
attitudes and behaviors are:
This character is a “gentle giant,”
the sort of character who is
generally good natured but can
also be ferociously protective.
This character is secretive and
angry by nature. He rarely smiles,
and when he does it’s never out of
genuine happiness.
This character is emotionally and
mentally unstable. He is prone
to extremes in temperament,
so his expressions encompass
a wide range of movement and
emotion.
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