Character Surfacing

The Character Surfacing assignment tasks students with creating surfaces for the unique character models they designed and created earlier in the year. This process involves combining real world reference and concept art in the production of convincing and appealing surfaces. In order to do this, students must deconstruct photographic reference in order to correctly establish all aspects of an object’s surface response to light and combine this research with their own creative input and decision making. The aim is to achieve surfaces that appear to be tactile, varied, convincing and appealing.