Narrative/Storyline defines personality, give context (genre, location, setting) therefore has to feed into look and design of character. The face is the primary channel to express emotion (- a reason for the many large headed characters, It gives more room for emotion on the face) A lot can also be said through the character with their posture and body language, this allows for personality traits ti be identifiable in silhouette.
Solarski states that how a character carries their physical weight can tell us about their personality, which body part they lead with is important.
A hero leads with their chest
A character that leads with their pelvis are quite laid back and lazy
If a character leads with their head they are intelligent
A character that leads with there knees they are a coward
Cuddy states that power and dominance revolves around expanding.
Weakness: Cower up and make yourself small
Power: Expand and take up space
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| Shaggy leads with is knees which shows that he's cowardly |
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| Tintin leads with his head which shows he's intellegent |
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| Superman leads with his chest which shows he's heroic |
These cartoons characters have recognisable silhouettes and you can tell who they are quite quickly
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