Abstract :
Character is one of the main point of narrative storytelling. In character design,
it is important to make the character relatable to the audience in any way. Wheter
they have something in common as a person or the similiarity with the character
with what they have been through in the story. Therefore the character need to be
designed to support the story as well. One of the life events that connected to
someones character is Chinese Zodiac where it celebrated every year and become
a special year for those who born under the same sign. By the compatibility and
traits of the signs, The Dog, The Rabbit, The Dragon, and The Rat were choosen
to be designed. The process start from concept of a gangster story and then
reasearch about the signs itself. Then, to determine the artstyle, there are some
survey about what kind of style will make the character popular among the target
audience. The reseach method comes from literatures, web articles, film and
animations. Resulting the four characters having an appealing trait in their visual
comes from their tridimensional backgrounds. The costumes and facial expression
give each of the character impressions of their traits.They using the identical
costume to state that they are in the same gangster organization.