Post by Levelord on Aug 14, 2006 7:00:59 GMT -5
Through the first, second and third seasons, we've seen a change in shape of Kim's face shape and changes in the design of other characters. Some people may say that these were the result of Kp maturing and thus her face becoming rounder. From what I believe, is that the character designers change hands numerous times between episodes. This is what I think changed the character features.
Stephen Silver is the Lead Character Designer with that being said, his name never shifts place in the credits. We can ignore that.
What I do pay attention to is the posts held for character designer, noteably taken up by
Eugene Salandra
Brent Gordon
Celeste Moreno (also in charge of the storyboard revision)
Eugene Salandra was the character designer for the first episodes of Kim Possible. What we see here is a rather rounded, but not exaclty circular face of Kim Possible:
From: The New Ron
The chin is a little pointed and the eyes smaller than usual. The earlier designs of Kp.
From: Downhill
Larger eyes for expression and a more rounded face. Hair is smaller and plays a smaller role in the shape of her head.
From: Monkey Ninjas in Space
her hair still plays a small role in the shape of her head. Eyes remain small and oval. The eyes themselves are free to change shape.
Now we move on to Brent Gordon, where Kim's face is rounder than usual when he was in character design:
From: Ron Millionaire
With her circular face, the lineart for her cheek is always thick. Her hair sometimes is scaled down but her eye shape is more constant.
From: Mother's Day
Rounded face, hair is a bubble-shape and lifts itself up.
From: Team Impossible
Her cheek sticks out giving her a more chubby look. Except this time her hair doesn't have a bubble look, they now fall down like gravity intended.
Celeste Moreno was around later in the production and was present where Kim's face took on a much sharper shape. Plus thicker eyebrows were generally added and sometimes lip creases too, to exaggerate facial expressions. This is my personal favourite style.
From: Bonding
Her chin is obviously sharper, with more attention detailing the eyes. However, this feature with her eyes are only seen for a few frames.
From: Queen Bebe
Here you can also see the sharpness of her face. Her hair is also made larger by volume and her eyes maintain their round shape. Unlike previous episodes where the eyes freely change to oval and sometimes crescent shapes.
From: Blush
Her hair is a little larger and flows with gravity downwards. Her eyebrows are thicker and the eyes still maintain their circular shape. She also happens to have longer and thinner limbs. Heck if you watch the episode, Kim is taller and thinner and her head to body ratio is smaller.
Of course, none of those episodes are complete without a character cleanup supervisor which is also done by Celeste Moreno, breathing down your shoulder. Because artists don't always draw on model.
here's a few storyboard pics to end my post:
This is the scene where Shego shrinks down to Fufus' size to do battle in 'Team Go'. I'm not sure which of the designers drew this, but I like how everything is fluid and how they managed to fit Shego's face into her umm... face.
This is the stoyboard from 'Dimension Twist' where Ron is being carried away by a group of monkeys into the portal.
oh well, I have too much free time....
Stephen Silver is the Lead Character Designer with that being said, his name never shifts place in the credits. We can ignore that.
What I do pay attention to is the posts held for character designer, noteably taken up by
Eugene Salandra
Brent Gordon
Celeste Moreno (also in charge of the storyboard revision)
Eugene Salandra was the character designer for the first episodes of Kim Possible. What we see here is a rather rounded, but not exaclty circular face of Kim Possible:
From: The New Ron
The chin is a little pointed and the eyes smaller than usual. The earlier designs of Kp.
From: Downhill
Larger eyes for expression and a more rounded face. Hair is smaller and plays a smaller role in the shape of her head.
From: Monkey Ninjas in Space
her hair still plays a small role in the shape of her head. Eyes remain small and oval. The eyes themselves are free to change shape.
Now we move on to Brent Gordon, where Kim's face is rounder than usual when he was in character design:
From: Ron Millionaire
With her circular face, the lineart for her cheek is always thick. Her hair sometimes is scaled down but her eye shape is more constant.
From: Mother's Day
Rounded face, hair is a bubble-shape and lifts itself up.
From: Team Impossible
Her cheek sticks out giving her a more chubby look. Except this time her hair doesn't have a bubble look, they now fall down like gravity intended.
Celeste Moreno was around later in the production and was present where Kim's face took on a much sharper shape. Plus thicker eyebrows were generally added and sometimes lip creases too, to exaggerate facial expressions. This is my personal favourite style.
From: Bonding
Her chin is obviously sharper, with more attention detailing the eyes. However, this feature with her eyes are only seen for a few frames.
From: Queen Bebe
Here you can also see the sharpness of her face. Her hair is also made larger by volume and her eyes maintain their round shape. Unlike previous episodes where the eyes freely change to oval and sometimes crescent shapes.
From: Blush
Her hair is a little larger and flows with gravity downwards. Her eyebrows are thicker and the eyes still maintain their circular shape. She also happens to have longer and thinner limbs. Heck if you watch the episode, Kim is taller and thinner and her head to body ratio is smaller.
Of course, none of those episodes are complete without a character cleanup supervisor which is also done by Celeste Moreno, breathing down your shoulder. Because artists don't always draw on model.
here's a few storyboard pics to end my post:
This is the scene where Shego shrinks down to Fufus' size to do battle in 'Team Go'. I'm not sure which of the designers drew this, but I like how everything is fluid and how they managed to fit Shego's face into her umm... face.
This is the stoyboard from 'Dimension Twist' where Ron is being carried away by a group of monkeys into the portal.
oh well, I have too much free time....
The stupid toad won't let me remove the santa hat!
