BLOG ASSIGNMENT #1 Deconstructing Characters.

PROTAGONIST: Baako

Color:

Blue, Green, and Brown

The color scheme used for Baako, the evolved gorilla, is strictly earthly colors. The soft blues, greens, and browns accentuate his origins and orientation, which is to be the hero for where he came from. He has an inclination to protect his habitat and enjoy the wilderness.

Light:

Soft Daylight

Baako is a good-willed protagonist and very natural. While he is a significantly different creature from his unevolved gorilla counterparts, soft lighting shows that he blends in with his surroundings. The source of the light is natural daylight which reflects his preference to being outdoors in his own environment. There are no secrets in complete daylight and you can see that Baako is open and trustworthy.

Shape:

Round, Rigid

Baako's shape is best represented by an arch. Baako takes on the literal appearance of being an arch as he rests on his hind quarters and knuckles simultaneously. As a character, arches describe Baako as sturdy, a natural curve to the surface where he stands. The shape of an arch is a strong foundation for any structure.

ANTAGONIST: The Cardinal

Color:

Brown, White, and Red

The colors incorporated by The Cardinal are self selected. The white is purposely used to make himself stand out as hero in his own mind, almost holy. The brown almost seems hawklike, an attempt to blend into his surroundings and to be originated from common monk garb. The red stands off on its own and is representative of the fire at his core. Together these colors do a poor job of blending together and that reflects The Cardinal's personal inconsistencies. 

Light:

Harsh, All Encompassing, Washed Out

The Cardinal is encompassed in a washed out light, from his fire, and his mentality. You can hardly get a clear cut image of who he is because of the emotional and physical intensity brought on the presence of his fire and mission. The Cardinal is often surrounded in the fire of his destruction.

Shape:

Rigid, Rectangular, Too Tall

The Cardinal is a tough man and he stands out, but the height he is and has reached is too high for him to come down. He forced his beliefs on the people around him, so everyone is aware of his presence. He does his best to burn down the world around him and in doing so has become very powerful. Despite that power, however, he is still on his end without any particular support structure making it very easy for him to "fall over". The Cardinal's shape represents his own inevitable destruction as he looms in the horizon of fire.