CD - Task 01 Personification, big idea

24/9/2025 - //2025 (Week 1 - Week )

Lim Yeng San (0366316)

Character Design / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media / Taylors University

Task 1

TABLE OF CONTENT

• Lectures
• Process Work
• Feedback
• Reflection

PROCESS WORK

Week 1

I chose Hades as the franchise I wanted to work on. I created a mood board for the character concept.

Fig 1.1: Mood board

I decided to base her off of an actual Greek goddess, Macaria as the Greek pantheon is the basis of Hades. I wrote her character and her backstory.

Fig 1.2 and 1.3: Character profile and story

Week 2

I came up with a sketch of the character. 

Fig 1.4: Early sketch

Week 3

I refined the sketch

Fig 1.5: Sketch 2

Week 4

I did studies of the characters from Hades. I initially studied multiple characters but stuck to Zagreus and Melinoe as my character is supposed to be their sister.

Fig 1.6 and 1.7: Character silhouette and outfit study

I continued working on the sketch with outfit variations.

Fig 1.8: Sketch 3

Week 5

I finalized the character design.

Fig 1.9: Final design

FINAL OUTCOME

Fig 1.10: Task 1 (PDF)

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FEEDBACK

Week 3

Study the silhouettes of the characters in the franchise and explore more variations in the skirt and cape.

Week 4

Lengthen the arms and create a version with the cape for a more interesting silhouette.

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REFLECTION

This task gave me a good introduction into character creation and design. I liked reading into the designs of the characters in Hades and doing research into Greek mythology to create my own character. I also got to improve on costume design and anatomy through feedback from my lecturer, Mr. Fitri. I think I should practice on outfit exploration to get better at designing outfits.

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