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NARRATIVE MEETS ART: Design Characters Using A Narrative Design Approach

Throughout my journey as a narrative designer and artist, I have noticed that narrative designers and artists communicate in different ways, which leads to misunderstandings between them.
As their work should complement each other, they should understand each other better. This workbook is built around the connection between the two disciplines, with the aim of helping both to benefit: to help narrative designers to think more visually, and artists to think more narratively.
I hope this workbook will build bridges between narrative designers and artists, encourage collaboration and conversations which may result in a more cohesive and immersive experience for players eventually.

Narrative Designers

Narrative designers need to not only think in words, but in actions to connect gameplay, and in visuals to connect and collaborate with artists. The questions in the book help to translate character histories, traits, motivations, cultures and beliefs into visual cues, making communication between narrative designers and artists clearer and more efficient, which will result in a more cohesive and immersive player’s experience.

Artists

For artists, this workbook is designed to help them to understand the reasonings behind narrative decisions. By understanding the point of views of narrative designers, artists can make more intentional visual choices and create characters whose appearance reflects the characters’ identities, beliefs and the world they live in.

Writers, World Builders And Indie Creators

If you create characters in any form, this workbook can help you to develop them from multiple angles. Whether you’re writing a book, designing a game or you’re just passionate about world building as much as I am, you might find it fascinating to translate worldbuilding cues into visual forms in a character design.

Anyone who wants to enhance their creativity in their character design

For anyone else who is interested in character design in general, as well as those who don't fit clearly into any of the above categories but still enjoying to learn the process of making authentic, multiple layered, complex characters.

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I also made a walkthrough video, in which I will show you how I design characters using this method and explain how a character’s past, environment, motivation and culture influence their appearance.