Digital Character Design and Painting: The Photoshop CS Edition (Graphics Series) (Charles River Media Graphics)

C

candle light, 258-260

caricature, 25

cast shadows, 62, 63, 65

character design

animation and, 10, 12

audience expectations and, 4-5, 11

defined, 7-8

environmental considerations, 11

facial features and, 10

geometry choices and, 12

level of detail and, 11

limitations imposed on, 8-12

media and, 9

profiles and, 11

silhouettes and, 11

size of character, 9

speech and, 10-11

use of character and, 9, 11

character history, 36-39

chroma, 77

clients , working with, 15

clothing. see fabric

color

background color selection, 187, 195, 256

blending brushes and, 113-119

characteristics of, 76-78

chroma, 77

color distance, 78

color quality, 78

edges and, 81, 106-109

for eyes, 180-182

for faces, 53-54

flesh tones, 53

of hair, 200

hue, 76, 106-107

intensity and value, 70

of lights, 97-98

physical look, 45

reducing number of colors, 225-229

simultaneous contrast, 79-80

temperature of, 77, 108

tips for effective use of, 81

value, 77

visual weight of, 78

white, for fabric, 282

color distance, 78

Color Dynamics palette, 158-161

color quality, 78

color weight, 78

contrast, simultaneous contrast of color, 79-80

costumes. see fabric

counterchange, 71-72

creativity

avoiding kitsch, 46-47

idea generating exercises, 20-34