[ c o n t e n t s ]

Appeal

Where the live action actor has charisma, the animated character has appeal.

Quality
Audiences like to see a quality of charm, pleasing design, simplicity, communication, or magnetism. A weak drawing or design lacks appeal. A design that is complicated or hard to read lacks appeal. Clumsy shapes and awkward moves all have low appeal. [2]

The image on the left is not an appealing design, while the characters on the right rock.

Posing
In creating an appealing pose for a character, one thing to avoid is called "twins", where both arms and both legs are in the same position, doing the same thing. This creates a stiff pose that is unappealing. Vary the parts of the body a bit, including the facial features, makes a character more appealing.[2]

[ b i b l i o g r a p h y ]