Character Design Theory

Barney Gumble - The Simpsons

Characteristic of Barney Gumble:


- Head viewed from the side, but both eyes visible

- Front facing eye is bigger than the other

- Thin black stroke around the body

- Thick colours of clothes and skin, including under front        iiifacing eye

- Goofy Mouth

- Messy hair

- Three teeth showing.

The outline of Barney shows that he has messy loose bits of                                  
 hair, showing he is messy. His posture leads with his hips which shows that he is lazy















Eric Cartman - South Park

Characteristics of Eric Cartman:

- no outline colours, just pure colour

- over exaggerated eyes

- no nose

- simple mouth with three teeth

- few details such as eyebrows, eye lashes or shading / colour fading

- curved black line under chin to assert obesity

- simple clothing

- wide waist and feet








Spongebob Squarepants

Characteristics of Spongebob Squarepants:

- Black stroke around his body

- Spongebobs face is largely exaggerated, this shows how happy
he is all the time

- Rectangular in shape

 - Two large front teeth

- Large smile

- Face covers most surface area of his body

- Slight shading to give 3D illusion

- Big eyes