#shape theory

[denomixgecko2]

Bad news: mental health is still a dumpster fire and aderall is the contents of Satan’s diaper and all my current WIPs are dustier than sand

GREAT NEWS: I FINALLY LEARNED HOW TO DRAW ROTTMNT RAPH FOR SHAPE THEORY- (or at least I’m learning I have a lot of notes on different papers if y’alls wanna see that. Yes i will draw his movie and future versions at some point)

The irony is that I thought he’d be the hardest of the Rottmnt brothers to draw but he’s actually the easiest/my favorite to draw. Michelangelo, meanwhile, I thought would be the easiest/my favorite, but uh…

I crashed out. (Before this I had literally 2 whole pages of trying to understand his shapes)

(Translation: “the pen slipped on the mouth I WAS SO CLOSE-“ topmost, “Ugly mofo I hate him” rightmost. The pencil you can read pretty easily. I still love Michelangelo lmao i WILL draw him successfully this do i swear).

K that’s it for now

[alevolpe]

I shared this on twt, I figured ppl on here would like to see it just as much. it’s just an old character design sheet for me to use as ref for future redesigns with a healthy sprinkle of gushing about sm character designs in the mix ;)

[your1839]

Shape theory role reversal.

On FlatLand by Edwin A Abbott the circles 🟤 are a bit racist and the villain President Square is a Tyrant as well as racist. And on Diary 📕 of a Wimpy Kid the protagonist Greg draw ✍️ himself as having a circular ⚪️ head and he’s a jerk. Although he drew his big brother Roderick as a similar face as they’re related so he also has a circle head. ⚪️ And he only acts jerky because he’s your typical teenage boy. Rowley is Greg’s best friend and a victim of his manipulation and Greg draws him with a square head. ⬜️ (Although Rowley draws ✍️ himself with a wide oval head and Greg with a tall oval.) But in Wild Kratts it’s reversed Zach has a triangle head ⚠️ and Donita has a square head. 🟧 And they’re both villains 🦹🏻‍♂️🦹🏽‍♀️ but Koki has a circular head 🟤 and she’s one of our heroes. 🦸🏾‍♀️ (Although looking at the concept art 🖼️ Zach wasn’t always going to have a triangular ⚠️ head.) I put Koki’s picture here last because I was saving the best for last. Zack is first because I feel like he’s more prominent than Donita. And He was in the pilot Polar Bears Don’t Dance 🐻‍❄️❌💃 Where Donita was created afterwards. Also remember how the circles 🟤 are the superior in Flatland well it’s also reversed as well. With Koki’s ethnicity that would put her at the bottom of the race hierarchy especially because she’s a girl. Apparently Zach’s head is in the shape of a Triangle ⚠️ to show him as a sharp minded as well as cunning inventor and antagonist. Triangles ⚠️ often suggest direction or aggression aligning with his role as a scheming villain. 🦹🏻‍♂️ Donita’s square 🟧 could show her calculated and structured nature as a fashion designer. Who imposes her will on wild animals where squares represent stability 🦹🏽‍♀️ or rigidity. Koki’s circular head on the other hand may represent her approachable well rounded ⭕️ personality. As the team’s tech savvy and level-headed mechanic. 👩🏾‍🔧 Circles tend to evoke friendliness and unity. I’ll note the other characters’ heads are in the shape of organic shapes.

[stroopwaffelz]

Freya my favorite girl <33

Female peacock (peahen) rep?? Yes please‼️

[rocchidota]

18.09.2023

[kottonkandykiller]

guys I just figured something out about Vaggie’s design and this may already have been noticed but whatever. it needs a bit of background though

so I’m practicing just making character’s faces into shapes so I can draw them from memory better and it was Vaggie’s turn (I’ve already done Charlie and Alastor and I don’t really need to do it for Angel). so I started off with the basic facial structure layer and I traced over several pictures of her to figure out where the main circle is and whatnot and I realized “huh. this is really similar to how I would draw a typical human face but whatever.”

then I moved on to the facial features layer and I was like “wait hang on this doesn’t look like her at all, what—“ the problem was that everything was soft. there is not a single hard angle on her face. not one. even her nose is fairly curved.

then I did the last layer (her hair). her hair is entirely triangles, rectangles, and diamonds— no circles or ovals at all. even Alastor has at least one oval in his bangs. and I sat back and I looked at what I’d done and i was like “this definitely looks like her, but what if i—”

so I turned the hair layer visibility off and it didn’t look like her again. turned it back on and there she was. and it took a minute but it finally hit me.

her sharpness is what makes her her.

without her anger and her angles and her hard exterior, she is not Vaggie. she is someone else— someone that she left behind a long time ago.

[weirdozjunkary]

Did some late night studying of the trio’s movie models, because I wanted to distinguish them from their Cannon models. Feel free to use this as help if you want

My thoughts and ramblings about shape theory and how the models look under the cut 

I really enjoy how each of them have all of the three main shapes in them solidifying their personality, but only two are the main in their design 

Knuckles- squares and triangles; he's strong and reliable but also very dangerous and was on the path of vilany. Circles; he's kind deep down and is naieve at times 

Sonic- circles and triangles; he's friendly and heroic but can be very dangerous and fast. Squares; he's very strong and reliable as he can be

Tails- circles and squares; of course he's super friendly but also a great support for the team and can be strong when he needs to be. Triangles; along with the strength he can be very dangerous however he needs to be

The models are so nice and give a unique spin on the characters without straying far from their original designs, I especially love their height differences to show their small age gap between eachother. I just- AAAA I love it!

[tom-is-online]

Shape language fucks what are you? (important)

square

triangle

circle

other (specify)

Voting ended onOct 7, 2023