{"id":83,"date":"2025-02-15T22:45:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T22:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/discovering\/chapter\/shaping-character\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T15:56:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T15:56:28","slug":"shaping-character","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/discovering\/chapter\/shaping-character\/","title":{"raw":"Shaping Character","rendered":"Shaping Character"},"content":{"raw":"Now you will do the same exercise the other way around.\r\n\r\nThink of at least two words that you would use to describe a person.\r\n\r\nThese should be words for what that person is<\/strong> like, not what they look<\/strong> like.\r\n
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Here are some words to get you thinking:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n

\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nKind\r\n\r\nFunny\r\n\r\nBrave\r\n\r\nCalm\r\n\r\nLoud\r\n\r\nShy\r\n\r\nSilly\r\n\r\nHelpful\r\n\r\nBusy\r\n\r\nNeat\r\n\r\nFriendly\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n \r\n\r\nNow think about what shapes would show that about a person.\r\n\r\nRemember you can use a mix\u00a0<\/strong>of shapes. You can also\u00a0stretch\u00a0<\/strong>shapes, flip\u00a0<\/strong>shapes, tilt <\/strong>shapes and combine\u00a0<\/strong>shapes.\r\n\r\nWith a light pencil, draw your character using only shapes. Choose shapes that will get across your character\u2019s personality<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nNow draw your finished character based on that shape design. If you like, you can start by putting tracing paper over your shape design.\r\n\r\nRemember that you can add shapes as part of their clothing or costume. You can do this as a way of emphasizing a kind of shape (by adding more) or balancing the shapes (by adding shapes\r\nwith different meanings.\r\n
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  • You don\u2019t have to use exact shapes<\/strong>. Unless it\u2019s something that would naturally be a clear shape (like a belt buckle) you can smooth it out to make it more natural. People will still get the idea if you make the shapes the basis of your design.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n \r\n\r\n[h5p id=\"10\"]\r\n\r\n ","rendered":"

    Now you will do the same exercise the other way around.<\/p>\n

    Think of at least two words that you would use to describe a person.<\/p>\n

    These should be words for what that person is<\/strong> like, not what they look<\/strong> like.<\/p>\n

    \n
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    Here are some words to get you thinking:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/header>\n

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     <\/p>\n

    Kind<\/p>\n

    Funny<\/p>\n

    Brave<\/p>\n

    Calm<\/p>\n

    Loud<\/p>\n

    Shy<\/p>\n

    Silly<\/p>\n

    Helpful<\/p>\n

    Busy<\/p>\n

    Neat<\/p>\n

    Friendly<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Now think about what shapes would show that about a person.<\/p>\n

    Remember you can use a mix\u00a0<\/strong>of shapes. You can also\u00a0stretch\u00a0<\/strong>shapes, flip\u00a0<\/strong>shapes, tilt <\/strong>shapes and combine\u00a0<\/strong>shapes.<\/p>\n

    With a light pencil, draw your character using only shapes. Choose shapes that will get across your character\u2019s personality<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    Now draw your finished character based on that shape design. If you like, you can start by putting tracing paper over your shape design.<\/p>\n

    Remember that you can add shapes as part of their clothing or costume. You can do this as a way of emphasizing a kind of shape (by adding more) or balancing the shapes (by adding shapes
    \nwith different meanings.<\/p>\n

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    • You don\u2019t have to use exact shapes<\/strong>. Unless it\u2019s something that would naturally be a clear shape (like a belt buckle) you can smooth it out to make it more natural. People will still get the idea if you make the shapes the basis of your design.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

       <\/p>\n

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