gravity falls
1.Tv-y7. Has an older audience
2.Calarts style. Soft safe kids show art style. Easy to animate and has round shapes as sharp lines can be considered as threatening. Maybe inspired by the Simpsons, eyes and noses are similar.
3.The art style can be quite misleading as the characters look like the characters are from a normal kids cartoon but the episodes can be quite dark. Character design is also comedic and light-hearted.
4.It’s misleading as it’s cheery but the story is quite dark and deep. Backgrounds are quite detailed and realistic while the characters are bright and simple which makes them stand out.
5.It gave off a warm vibe and atmosphere compared to like Over the Garden Wall. But in my opinion, I think the atmosphere is better in otgw. They have a
better believable setting that is easy to get immersed in when compared to shows like Adventure time which was airing around the same time.
6.round eyes that are always stuck together. Use circular and rounded shapes for heads and faces/ avoid sharp edges. Nose is connected to the eyes.
Klaus
1.Aged 7 and up. Family film
2. Seems to be inspired by The PaperMan as they’re both 2d animations that are heavily shaded to the point they almost look 3d.
3. A soft comfy feeling. Uplifting and cosy.
4. The towns folk designs are quite ugly and threatening compared to klause’s design which makes him seem more welcoming. Lots of different body types and shapes which make all the characters stand out. The lighting is very well done which gets us into the mood and atmosphere of scenes a lot more.
5. It is one of the most successful attempts at making a 2d animation look 3d. It has the best lighting in a 2d animation reminiscent of the paper man. In my opinion, I believe that Klaus did it better
6. Lots of contrast in anatomy; big bodies/small limbs, long bodies/lanky skinny limbs, Play with shape language,
Don’t Starve
1.Older audiences. 13 and up
2. Tim Horton cartoony and dark style. Sweeney Todd, Edward Scissor Hands.
3. Scary and spooky mood. Dark and weary atmosphere. Old timey.
4. Everything is scary and dark. You can die very easily at any point. Feel like your constantly in danger. Makes monsters scarier by giving them really dark, sketchy lines outlines and sharp, sketchy shapes.
5.The characters don’t have a lot of variety in body types, especially compared to our darker purpose, which has a very similar art style. The game captures textures better in it’s environment. Coraline
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