Jenny Holzer, Untitled (Selections from Truisms, Inflammatory Essays, The Living Series, The Survival Series, Under a Rock, Laments, and Child Text) - 1989

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Jenny Holzer, Untitled (Selections from Truisms, Inflammatory Essays, The Living Series, The Survival Series, Under a Rock, Laments, and Child Text) - 1989
Make sure you say "I wonder what they're doing right now..." about your comic relief friends every now and then so the episode can cut to their B plot
I think it'd be funny to have a character who keeps trying to break the fourth wall and failing
Dude's like "we can't do that, we don't have the budget this episode" but he's in a novel
Something stupid happens and he tries to stare directly into camera but he's fully looking the wrong way
in another life i would've loved queerbaiting in a tv show with you
Character Design Tips and Advice
So I made a thread on Twitter last week about character design, and a lot of people seemed to find it helpful, so if it’s at all helpful here too I’m going to try and replicate it.Â
If you’re a character designer and want to add your own advice on top of this, PLEASE feel free, this is just basics.Â
I’m going to use my own art for this.Â
First off, it’s preferable if poses are in ¾ view, even for the back view. This gives as much information as possible, you tend to see as much of a figure as possible.Â
Front-views tend to show none of the sides, so if you want to do that, a side and/or backview is usually necessary.Â
Usually it’s best to keep to 3 colors. One of them usually being an accent color. This doesn’t include hair/skin/eye color unless they’re an unnatural tone.Â
This first image is before I learned this rule, and the colors were very busy.Â
The second here is after limiting the colors. You can have multiple values of the same color(light blue and dark blue only count as 1) but it’s best to not have them shift in hue.
Think of the characters as having a triangle, square, and circle hierarchy. Every concept is made of these shapes. Triangles are usually associated with evil, edgy or dangerous characters. Circle with soft or friendly characters, square with strong sturdy characters.
Usually one design will have a majority of two shapes so it can look like 80% circle, 20% square OR 60% triangle, 40% square etc. For example, this character is maybe 80% circle, 20% square, gives off a friendly and sturdy feeling.
You can also use these shapes to move your eye to a focal point in a concept(dryad girl) here I had a lot of triangle shapes pointing down to draw your eye through the design and give it unity!
Going off that, using focal points using contrast in color, detail density, textures can help a lot too. This character is extremely busy and noisy, your eye has a hard time resting anywhere.
This one, the detail is mostly on the face and chest, and since the accent color is also there, your eyes are drawn to those spots.
Focus on the silhouette. Is your character recognizable or unique in their silhouette alone? Think of games like Overwatch, League of Legends, Apex how all those characters are recognizable just from their silhouettes.Â
Depending on the tone/client sometimes more grounded, realistic character designs are preferable. Games like Last of Us, Uncharted, Tomb Raider all have great designs, but focus more on realism and storytelling over heroics.
Overall think of character design as something that provides information. It’s less about making a drawing that’s super detailed or with interesting lighting, but it’s about making a reference for someone else(or yourself!)Â
Think of what this will be used for. If it’s for a 3D modeler, what information will they need to understand the design for multiple angles, what details need to be clarified?Â
If it’s for comics, what are touchstones you can use to make this character stand out and be recognized in every panel? How can you simplify it to be drawn 100 different times?Â
Have fun!
Nya~
--Emma
kiss kiss fall in love
with the homies <3
~eros
I already have <3
This family is in shambles
-Mina
Tfw when ur real family and found family are both in shambles 👊😔
–Emily
Emma r u doing ok
-Mina
Yes :D
–Emma
BET BRB WHERES MINA
-birb
I THOUGHT I ONLY HAD TO WORRY ABOUT KATHY KISSING ME WTF BIRB
-mina
🥺👉👈
-birb
Birb. Birb p l e a s e. I am going to go insane. Why are u like this. What did I do to deserve this
-mina
Mina u deserve the ENTIRE world
-Jay
Because Mina ur beautiful lovely gorgeous adorable fluffy hair bby
BRB gonna use the thesaurus to find more synonyms
-birb
YALL I am going to FIGHT YOU and you will DESERVE IT
-mina
Let's commit
To the bit: Bird and Emma
To eachother: Jay and Mina
A crime: Eros and [REDACTED]
Why cant I commit to the bit tho
Have u considered committing to the bit is great
-Mina
Because ur a smok baby ur honor
--Emma uwu
What if the bit was a crime. Can I tell a cop my motive was for the meme?
-birb
I think we all do all of the above, BUT Emma sorted us by which we commit most often <3
-Jay
kiss kiss fall in love
with the homies <3
~eros
I already have <3
This family is in shambles
-Mina
Tfw when ur real family and found family are both in shambles 👊😔
–Emily
Emma r u doing ok
-Mina
Yes :D
–Emma
BET BRB WHERES MINA
-birb
I THOUGHT I ONLY HAD TO WORRY ABOUT KATHY KISSING ME WTF BIRB
-mina
🥺👉👈
-birb
Birb. Birb p l e a s e. I am going to go insane. Why are u like this. What did I do to deserve this
-mina
Mina u deserve the ENTIRE world
-Jay
Y’all ever just want a nemesis? Like who’s insults and I gonna laugh at? All my witty comebacks? The homoerotic pauses? Are u gonna stab me? Kiss me? SMH Guess we’ll never know.
-birb
Hey what if we 🥺 what if we became friends to enemies to lovers? Then what?
-Jay
Starting to think Jay is secretly dating all of us without any of us knowing
--Emma
Secretly my foot. Jay is the biggest simp I’ve known for my life and would date everyone here full stop
-mina
Starting to think Jay is secretly dating all of us without any of us knowing
--Emma
kiss kiss fall in love
with the homies <3
~eros
I already have <3
This family is in shambles
-Mina
Tfw when ur real family and found family are both in shambles 👊😔
–Emily
Emma r u doing ok
-Mina
Yes :D
–Emma
BET BRB WHERES MINA
-birb
I THOUGHT I ONLY HAD TO WORRY ABOUT KATHY KISSING ME WTF BIRB
-mina
🥺👉👈
-birb
Birb. Birb p l e a s e. I am going to go insane. Why are u like this. What did I do to deserve this
-mina
kiss kiss fall in love
with the homies <3
~eros
I already have <3
This family is in shambles
-Mina
Tfw when ur real family and found family are both in shambles 👊😔
–Emily
Emma r u doing ok
-Mina
Yes :D
–Emma
BET BRB WHERES MINA
-birb
I THOUGHT I ONLY HAD TO WORRY ABOUT KATHY KISSING ME WTF BIRB
-mina
🥺👉👈
-birb
Y’all ever just want a nemesis? Like who’s insults and I gonna laugh at? All my witty comebacks? The homoerotic pauses? Are u gonna stab me? Kiss me? SMH Guess we’ll never know.
-birb
kiss kiss fall in love
with the homies <3
~eros
I already have <3
This family is in shambles
-Mina
Tfw when ur real family and found family are both in shambles 👊😔
–Emily
Emma r u doing ok
-Mina
Yes :D
–Emma
BET BRB WHERES MINA
-birb
Let's commit
To the bit: Bird and Emma
To eachother: Jay and Mina
A crime: Eros and [REDACTED]
Why cant I commit to the bit tho
Have u considered committing to the bit is great
-Mina
Because ur a smok baby ur honor
--Emma uwu
What if the bit was a crime. Can I tell a cop my motive was for the meme?
-birb