How to Represent Different Ages in Cartoons
Effective visual storytelling almost always relies on thoughtful character design, even if the character’s a prop. That’s why we’ve packed so many features into Cartoons’ Character Creator including the ability to create characters of different ages. This is now one of the first tools presented to new Cartoon makers. When you need to build a cast of characters from various stages of life, though, where do you begin? Here are a few examples: The examples above show how a few thoughtful design choices—from body type to hair color—can clearly and convincingly convey various stages of life in your characters. Having the ability to represent characters of diverse age groups can be a powerful tool in any animator’s toolkit, especially to depict age-specific relationships like parent and child, and all of these scenarios can be created using Cartoons. 4 Tips to Create Characters of Any Age in Cartoons 1. Select your character's body type Body type is one of the easiest ways to depict va...