ABSTRACT
An appealing character will have a design that is interesting, but not so complex that it is unable to perform actions required by the story. The design of the character and the production must never prevent the character's actions from being clearly perceived by the audience. The storyboard artists should be made aware of a character's scale, strength, and physical limitations at the start of production so that they do not board actions that are impossible for the actors to perform. A good animated character, in any medium, will have a recognizable shape. Always consider silhouette value when designing a character. The standard method of testing a design is to black in the entire shape to test the readability. A dimensional character's design will seem more complex, but will still use graphic foundation shapes for its basic construction.
