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Research books and PIcture Books
Research books and PIcture Books
Research Books: Several books will be available for you to do some research. The books cover topics such as depicting expressions and proportions; symbolism of humans, animals, and mythology; and examples of how certain archetypes are shown.
Picture Books: We will look at some picture books and consider how their artists depict villains (or "antagonists" or "scary things").
Here are some books that we might peruse together (in addition to some printed ones):
The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson. Children's read-aloud (audiobook) with colour illustrations
Who’s Afraid of The Big Bad Book? By Lauren Child - Bed time story - Story Reading book
DATABASES AND ArtIcles
DATABASES AND ArtIcles
Articles and studies about depicting villains (these are not meant to be read in their entirety):
Do I trust you, abstract creature?: a study on personality perception of abstract virtual faces - Creating abstract creatures and conveying personality. This is the survey given out in this study.
Visual Design of Video Game Antagonists - Study on how game designers can create antagonists
Visual Design of the Villainous and the Heroic - (in video games)
Characteristics of Villains - Creating Story and Visual Design of Villains
An Approach to Design Visuals for Archetypes Based on Character Archetype Taxonomies
Representations of villains – 8 Arts Media - lesson plan, for film studies
Dermatologic Features of Classic Movie Villains: The Face of Evil - PMC
Videos from an animator, putting some concepts into context (things to consider while designing):
How to Design Villain Characters: Part One Brookes Eggleston
How to Design Villain Characters: Part Two - Brookes Eggleston
Explore depictions of various types of villains and archetypes on Britannica ImageQuest:
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