This analysis was to demonstrate how the two major factions in Bioware's Star Wars: the Old Republic were different from one another. From what I observed, they showed major contrasting elements such as the use of shapes and colours commonly associated with good and evil. However there was a good balance between the two factions. Since this game was a prequel to the star wars films, there was elements of inspiration form the original trilogy. The Sith Empire's Star Destroyers are very reminiscent of the original trilogy' versions. The reason for this ,based on the Old Republic Art book the Galactic Empire was trying to bring back " the glory of the old Sith Empire" which help explains the similarities.
The silhouettes are similar but that can suggest that they inhabit the same universe.
This was more of a colour and pose study. It also helped me understand what shapes made up the character's silhouette to suggest that she's an ally rather than an antagonist.
This study was helpful me to see strong contrasting elements in character design. The reason I'm looking at Japanese anime examples is because not only am I a fan of that genre of animation but I have appreciated those with strong character design such as the two main characters from Trigger's Kill la Kill (2014) anime series. It was also a good opportunity for me to analyse the characters and see what their inspiration was.
This diagram was to demonstrate how colours can help show a character's faction affiliation.
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