Character Deconstruction

Stella, the Antagonist

A complimentary color scheme best fit my vision for Stella, the villain.  With the dark green, it was used to symbolize Stella's feelings toward Jane, the protagonist.  The dark green represents two feelings; jealousy and envy.  Stella is drowned by these feelings because her boyfriend, Mark, cheated on her with Jane.  Stella is envious because Jane has what was hers and jealous because she does not have that anymore.  The variations of red used for Stella represent her anger.  She is enraged and does not care what consequences she will face with killing Jane.  Stella's envy and anger have taken over.  As a result, her outfit symbolizes those emotions.

Stella is a villain who is evil, and it has made her ugly inside and out.  To emphasize this, I figured that harsh lighting would be appropriate.  Her envy and anger took over her body.  The harsh light is used to emphasize the way Stella looks because of this transformation.  It brings out the crazy in her.  The lighting creates a prominent shadow behind Stella.  I wanted to create a large, dark shadow to give the audience the sense that she may hide in the shadows.  It gives her a creepier feeling with a big shadow behind her body to emphasize her own physical being.

Stella's body shape like a inverted triangle.  Stella was given this shape to give off a sense of threat to those in her way.  I wanted her upper body to be broad, and seem as though it was like going up against a wall.  Her lower half is less broad.  She is enraged and has grown to be evil with the intent to kill, but she is giving off a vibe as if she is stronger than she really is.  Her lower half of her body represents that she is only so strong.  As for Stella's facial shape, it is much like an inverted triangle as well.  I gave her a narrow face to represent a semi-animalistic or alien-like feel.  Again, that is to go along with how evil she is.


Jane, the Protagonist

Jane, the protagonist, went with complimentary colors as well.  The purple used for Jane is meant to represent that she is bold.  The value in the color is meant to add depth to the purple, making it a bit more realistic.  As for the yellow used with Jane, it is meant to symbolize that she is a happier being.  She is confident, radiant, and an uplifting person.  As a side note, the yellow is also meant to compliment the green in Stella (the villain's) look as well.  Jane is a person with good values, so her colors are there to represent that.

The lighting for Jane is meant to be warm and radiating.  The light source is shining on her body facing forward.  This is to show she is well lit and to give an overall sense of being good natured.  Jane is there to give off a warm and welcoming feeling to those around her.  With her stance facing the light source, it signifies her strength and confidence.  The shadows placed on Jane are there to show the direct light source.  There is no reason to have Jane hidden in the shadows, she is meant to radiate a sense of welcome.

The shape of Jane's figure represents that of an hourglass.  She stands strong with this shape.  She is very confident.  An hourglass shape is that of strength.  Not only is she broad at the top, but your lower half is as well.  With a figure such as this, it shows strength throughout the body.  No part of Jane is frail.  The hourglass figure of Jane's allows for her to stand on her own two feet with a sense of balance.  The shape she has is one that will not give up, but can take some wear and tear.