Character Design Services.
Character concept creation and development of existing characters can help better promote, extend and deepen the loyalty of your customers to your product. Pixel Circus understands that your character needs to be strong and interesting in a visual sense to get people’s attention. Illustrated characters are appearing everywhere: on TV commercials, product boxes, shop signs, animations online, on mobile phones and they are fast becoming a strong selling tool for many businesses. When designing characters Pixel Circus prime focus is about your audience. You will have specific needs which will need to be met but we can still add that unique and creative touch to the design which will focus on the core features and personality of your character help it to come alive.
We prepare concept artwork in the form of character sketches, storyboards and prop and setting concepts, as well as over seeing the look and feel of your project and our team of experienced artists will visualize the art style, colour themes, maintain quality standards and provide a cohesive style throughout your project. We maintain relevant to subject matter at the early pre-production phase and throughout the project life cycle. All our characters are designed using creative modern 2D and 3D techniques and we ensure a unique and memorable outcome every time.
2D Characters.
Using state-of-the-art animation production, we offer professional quality 2D animations for television, websites, DVD, CD ROM and other media. We bring digital illustrations to life as Flash animations or embed them into the website design. Our services cover Concept, Final Renders, Developing Screen Style, Timing.
3D Characters.
Pixel Circus animation team can produce high quality 3D graphics as stills or as animations which can be used in media such as web-based animations, TV and film productions, interactive games, CD-ROMS. Our 3D animation studio is fully equipped with the very latest cutting edge 3D animation software and hardware. Our award winning team has had 3D work featured across the UK.
Character Research.
It can be helpful to try and deconstruct why certain characters and their characteristics work and why some don’t. There’s no shortage of research material to be found, with illustrated characters appearing almost everywhere. We study these characters and think about what makes some successful and what in particular you like about them.
Developing a Unique and Memorable Character.
We think about your audience. Characters aimed at young children, for example, are typically designed around basic shapes and bright colours. We look at where will the character be seen and in what medium? This will have a direct bearing on how we go about your design. For example, if the character is for a mobile-phone screen, there’s no point designing it to have a lot of intricate details and features as they will not be seen.
Concepting - Character Design Process.
The process of thinking up concepts always starts the same: paper, pencil, mugs of tea and lots of thumbnails, written ideas, scratches and sketches over sketches. Once a character has emerged, it is fleshed out and developed. Colour or textures are added and details are strengthened conveying personality. This can be by hand of straight into the computer.
Character Styles.
We have significant experience in the 3D Character design and development of 3D Character models. Shading - Flat, Cell, Photo Realistic.
Talk To The Team.
We would love to work with you designing a new or redesigning an existing character. Please contact us today and see how we can help make your project a success.
