TY - JOUR
T1 - Analysis of Facial Feature Design for 3D Animation Characters
AU - Chen, Kuan Lin
AU - Chen, I-Ping
AU - Hsieh, Chi-Min
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, © 2020 Visual Communication Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Communication.
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/4/2
Y1 - 2020/4/2
N2 - The facial features of animation characters convey information about the characters to audiences and make the characters more believable. Using multidimensional scaling, this study analyzed the differences in the facial features of 332 three-dimensional characters from the top-100 grossing animation films at the international box office. We also explored whether top character designers follow implicit design principles that vary with the gender, age, and role of the character. The study results indicate that (1) face aspect ratio, (2) nose length, and (3) distance from mouth corner to face edge are three crucial facial features in character design. The results of this study offer concrete suggestions for character design to help designers make suitable adjustments to the facial features of characters.
AB - The facial features of animation characters convey information about the characters to audiences and make the characters more believable. Using multidimensional scaling, this study analyzed the differences in the facial features of 332 three-dimensional characters from the top-100 grossing animation films at the international box office. We also explored whether top character designers follow implicit design principles that vary with the gender, age, and role of the character. The study results indicate that (1) face aspect ratio, (2) nose length, and (3) distance from mouth corner to face edge are three crucial facial features in character design. The results of this study offer concrete suggestions for character design to help designers make suitable adjustments to the facial features of characters.
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U2 - 10.1080/15551393.2020.1732218
DO - 10.1080/15551393.2020.1732218
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85087557214
SN - 1555-1393
VL - 27
SP - 70
EP - 83
JO - Visual Communication Quarterly
JF - Visual Communication Quarterly
IS - 2
ER -