What is this method?
Symmetry method is a method used in character design and is mainly used for head on Illustrations of a character. Scale and proportion lines are drawn to make sure the character is the correct width and height making the character look the correct size. Once the lines are drawn the designer starts by working on one side of the vertical line which separates the work space into a 50/50 split, it's much less daunting to work like this as the focus is on one small area at a time rather than the piece as a whole. The sketched lines created earlier make it easier to make features the correct size and will make the overall finish of the design look very professional and considered. This style can also be seen a lot of in exam papers and geometry books where shapes are reflected by a line which separates them known as the mirror. This name was given because the shape is literally being mirrored and both shapes would be identical if flipped the opposite way. Symmetrical design is used a lot in todays design environment and not just in character design. Photography, Illustration and logo's use symmetry design to create a well ordered modernist style of design which can be made to look very complex and beautiful.
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Geometric logo's like these ones have been created using dividing and scale lines when sketched, this made the design simple and quite modern in my view as the process had an order to it and obviously used some kind of grid method. This process can be duplicated and used in other areas too such as character design, I am going to utilise this method and try it out to see if this makes me any better at drawing my characters.
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