For this exercise, The task is to design a character and come up with 2 descriptions about them; one more formal and one that gives off the vibe of the series the character is from.
I chose to use a character from an already existing project of mine; Battle School, a story I’m working on about a school in a world where every living thing has a superpower. In this school, students are trained to use their powers for the benefit of the world, While the contrasting Villain academy teaches students to use their powers for chaos. I chose to use my story because I felt this was a good chance to add some professionalism to my project and try out talking about it in a more industry standard way than I have previously. Here is the series logline;
Taking down monsters before math class and foiling the plans of treacherous villains in time for the school dance is all in a day’s work for Miel and her classmates at the battle school! Join our heroine in training as she fights against the forces of evil! and… homework.
Here is the first page I did. I designed it in a similar fashion to a school book, as the main setting is a school, and used the main character of the series, Miel. She’s a cheerful girl who wants nothing more than to be a hero, but can be a bit reckless sometimes and tends to do more harm than good. I drew Miel in a pose that reflected her personality, and added a small class report to quickly communicate some information about her to the audience, such as her age and academic performance. The description is rather simple, giving out basic information about Miel and her place in the story.This is the version with the text that captures the cartoon’s overall vibe. Since the show is aimed at kids aged 9-10 and up, I wanted it to come across as a bit crude and entertaining; I didn’t want it to be too formal, as children engage better when they’re entertained. This description puts more of a focus on Miel’s recklessness and superpower; the power to move her hair. I personally prefer this description as the writing has a lot more character and I feel like it would be more effective in keeping people interested, while also selling the vibe of the show well.This is a drawing of Miel pulling a pose that tells the viewer a bit more about the overall vibe of the show and her character; She’s a hero in training who fights with her giant locks of hair. I feel I could’ve made the pose more dynamic; Exaggeration is something I want to work on, as I feel it will work well with my art style and the kinds of stories I usually create.
