Trying drawing on Character Design

Figure 1 : Image 1 idea sketches character 1. Image courtesy of Dayang Nurnabilla bt Baharin.

Figure 2 :  Image 2 idea sketches character 2. Image courtesy of Dayang Nurnabilla bt Baharin.

Figure 3 :  Image 3 idea sketches character 3. Image courtesy of Dayang Nurnabilla bt Baharin.

Figure 4 : Image above to show the trying on color of character. Image courtesy of Dayang Nurnabilla bt Baharin. 

Animatic Work Progress

Figure 1 : Image above the process of animatic by using Adobe After Effect. Image courtesy by Dayang Nurnabilla bt Baharin.

Storyboard

Figure 1 : Image above first storyboard of Monsopiad Trailer. Image courtesy by Dayang Nurnabilla bt Baharin.

TRYING DRAWING BACKGROUND IN SELECTING THE APPROPRIATE DESIGN

Figure 1 : Image above to show the first design background of Monsopiad trailer.  Image courtesy by Dayang Nurnabilla bt Baharin.

Figure 2 : Image above to show the second design background of Monsopiad trailer.  Image courtesy by Dayang Nurnabilla bt Baharin.

The trying of drawing background for jungle in some scene from other camera angle and the image below as a reference to make the jungle .

Reference for Background

PS : http://www.journeymalaysia.com/rainsepilokjungleresort.htm

PS : http://www.journeymalaysia.com/rainsepilokjungleresort.htm

What is "Monsopiad"

Research and "Monsopiad"

I'm trying to do character design for Monsopiad Character, and i study on the research of heroism concept in the development of Monsopiad Character.

Monsopiad is actually known as Lagend of Sabah Warrior, he also known as headhunter. 

The story of this Monsopiad Lagend warrior is not famous in our country. when we ask and tell them either they know what is Monsopiad? then they will answer "No"... they not know very well, either this Monsopiad story able in Website, blogger and also in book, but is inaccurate information. 

in book also able in sabah gallery only, just limited information. then i try to solve this problem to make a animation trailer  for this character of Monsopiad. based on their real story. For making this character design it may can help other to know the story of Monsopiad and who is He. coz some people just guess that Monsopiad is for place name, village,and most pathetic is some guess that Monsopiad as a animal . So for my planing for this project i will do study the concept of heroism character design to applied it into Monsopiad character design. 

I have interested to do this research because i really like to let people know about this lagend story.

Monsopiad Story

Monsopiad is a Kadazandusun warrior who has feared in the past. Monsopiad described as heroic warriors who lived  250 years ago and engaged in headhunting time. In the Cultural Village Monsopiad. There are 42 skull is Monsopiad season. The heads of the skull is a sign of courage and valor in the eyes of his own people. Most of the decapitated skulls of pirates certainly prevalent in the past. Monsopiad also been challenged hero among his own people from other areas, as well as other races. Heroes who had challenged all have survived and skulls were placed in his own house.

The details of Monsopiad story can get from : http:// sabahmerdeka.blogspot.com/ 

TREATMENT

Working Title 

Research on Heroism Concept in The Development of Monsopiad Character Design

Theme

Character Deisgn Animation

Visual Style 

2D Aniamation

Visual Elements

The setting in period 1980 century. Jungle Village

Duration

About 1 min 30 sec

Targert Audience

All race and Age 13 years old until 55 years old. All race because it suitable for all people to make them know the history of other nations hero. Age 13 are suitable to see the animation kind of horror film other than below 13 years old. 55 years old are able to show,because they like to see and know about the history of culture and they like to enjoy watch all genre film, even animation story.

Character Breakdown

Monsopiad

He is a brave and helpful person. He like to make farming activities. He will also abstinence challenged and he an irritability

Gantang

He is a famous swordsman in other village. Have a sense of envy and He like to challenged Monsopiad. Because he won't other swordsman are more famous than him.

Audio Elements

Music soundtrack sound of warrior will be include.

Rationale

The research will been done to explore the concept of heroism and applied it into Monsopiad character design. Therefore, the concept of heroism and the type of body persoanality has been used to reate character design in this animation. The creation of this development of Monsopiad Character design can improve drawing skills and talent on how to make a concept of hero character deisgn into Monsopiad character. 

Technical

The software will be used are Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe After Effect. For font of word in some part of this trailer animation of Monsopiad will be use Adobe After Effect and the character design and background design will be used in Photoshop and Illustrator.

Story Outline

Overall storyline

Monsopiad was the grandson of the village chief, during his birth he is believed to have received the sacred (spirit) and when a teenager he trained in martial art, but he was more interested in farming and agricultural activities, and so one day he's taunted by a group of girls, with taunts that he is a timid and crops would be futile because their crops to be hijacked by the pirates in his village, he was very angry and he challenges the girls by saying that he would bring back the pirates chief and finally managed to behead the pirates and the victory  he was greeted with jubilation, and he felt proud and majestic , eventually he became addicted to collecting head. He would challenge others to fight with him. Eventually people will hate his attitude and plan to kill him.

Constraints/ Limitation

In the processing of the animation, the way to model the character and the background in 2D will be the problem. That is because lacking of time to trace the character. Beside that, lacking of the software knowledge will also be the problem. Therefore, tutorials and book will be needed to overcome the problems.

Legal and Ethical Consideration

This development of Character design is based on real story of hero Monsopiad that happens in Sabah.

Highlight Of the Thesis " Research on Heroism Concept in the Development of Monsopiad Character Design"

Highlight if the Thesis

CHAPTER 1 : INTRODUCTION

In this chapter, researcher will introduces the Lagend kadazandusun, Sabah through new approach, researcher trying to show the story of Lagend kadazandusun sabah, through visual animation trailer. 

This study refers to the research on heroism concept through type body personality in the development of Monsopiad character design.

Research Question

-Find out what are the element or concept in hero character

- What is the audiences perception towards a new character design of Monsopiad and Monsopiad trailer?

- How the concept or element of heroism/ heroic can be conveyed into Monsopiad character?

Research Objective 

- Identify the concept or elements of Hero/ heroic / heroism

- To analyze the adaptation process of character design Monsopiad.

- To generate  animation short story or animation trailer for the epic (hero) in the development of character design Monsopiad.

Problem statement 

- Medium used in delivering this legend story in oral form.

- Lack of information about this Monsopiad story

- The using of fully dialect Sabah. Cause blurred and incomprehensible delivery. 

CHAPTER 2 : LITERATURE REVIEW

For the chapter, Literature review, the researcher has studied the context that are related with the research. That are :

2.1  Monsopiad Lagend story

2.2  Heroism / heroic / hero 

2.3  Body type

2.4  Animation

2.5  Character Design

CHAPTER 3 : METHODOLOGY

The researcher will conduct the case study as the research method. It will study 3 body type that apply with hero character concept. The researcher will observe the visual analysis of character with 3 body type that will applied in hero character.

Why this Blog is Made

Assalammualaikum w.b.t .
I'm dayang nurnabilla bt Baharin. Third year student UNIMAS and i'm taking course of Design Technology in majoring animation.This blog was made to show some of my work progress especially for my FYP project. I choose to made this blog coz it easy to make backup for my pass project and also to share with other as a guider to make blog for their project. For my FYP class, every week will has crit session and some activities of brainstorm the topic of research.

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Here my progress for this week, making Brainstorming with my group members using KJ Method teaching from Dr. Azaini our animation lecturer.

Figure 1 : Image above example of Brainstorming idea using KJ Methods. Image courtesy from Dayang Nurnabilla bt Baharin.

For this exercise our group just choose How Are We Late come to class. We choose that problems because it's to common problem for student, especially for the one of our group members that come late for this class today, then this KJ method are able to use to help us to find the story from the problems and i prefer for those who are not have an any idea bout your story just try to do this method. This methods it's easy and fun,  like we enjoy it in our groups.

KJ Method step :

1- just find your problems with WHY and HOW not WHAT .

2- list and put down your idea of that problems.

3- find the main idea of your problem .

4- classify the idea into your main idea, make it division part like the example above.

5- and arrange it , and make it as story, and u will get your story/topic from your problems statement

Figure 2 : Image above to show our group members on build KJ Methods Brainstorming.  Image courtesy from Dayang Nurnabilla bt Baharin.