Reflection on Hero/Villain Assignment

You can view Emily and Adam's super hero/villian here

I believe that they contrasted the lighting for their characters pretty well. The villain is placed in a very dark city which gives it an ominous mood. There are lights, but they don't seem to emanate all that much light on the scene. It's nighttime which is a fitting for a villain, and the moon being placed behind the character makes her stand out from the background more, since if she was set against the night sky she wouldn't have. I think the moon being placed behind her almost makes her look more powerful in a sense.

This is contrasted with Hipsterman who has no apparent backdrop. However, I get the impression that it's more lit up than the dark city the villain is in, considering there's a shadow behind him.  The glow that emanates from him symbolizes his heroism and that he is the good guy of this narrative. There isn't much affinity between these characters, which shows how they don't get along.

Here is Christina and her partner's hero/villain

I thought that they used good colors to contrast their hero and villain. While the hero has a very powerful hue, red, that calls for your attention, the villain actually lacks a hue, as gray is not a color.  The saturation of the hero is very high, as it is a very bold kind of red and orange. The value chosen for the red is a fairly bright one, while the villain has a fairly dark one. I like that the hero is comprised of warm colors, which is contrasted with the villain. Although the villain does not have "cool colors", we have come to see grays and blacks as an opposite of sorts to bright, warm colors. I like that they have great affinity in their shape and how their drawn, so the major difference between the characters is their color. This emphasizes the color of the characters. Also the inclusion of the cape for the hero sets him apart from the villain as well. Considering the background for the hero is just black darkness, and his powers involve the making of fire, this infers that he'll lighten up the darkness. This simple inclusion depicts him as the hero pretty well, while the villain appears to control lighting, in a very dismal setting. Lightning is a very destructive force and so it is fitting for this villain to have it as a power. So I think they did a great job in designing both the hero and villain overall.

Here is Chad and his partner's hero/villain project

What immediately comes to mind when looking at the hero here is the contrast of colors because they are complimentary, the yellow of his body with the purple of his cape. So, this is an aesthetically pleasing combination of colors. These are heavily saturated colors, and he brightens them up in some parts in order to show depth. There are also complimentary colors present in the villain, with the red and green, however it's more subtle since the green is just in a small strip and in the eyes. The dark value of the red with the black in the cape and arms and legs makes it obvious that he is the villain. The jagged, and sharp edges of the villain is contrasted with the smooth curves of the hero, which further sets them apart. The choices on colors and design lead for a very evident hero and villain, seeing as there really isn't much affinity at all between them aside from the fact that they're both fruit. This affinity is good, because it shows that they are part of the same show or comic book. But this is a weak similarity in terms of showing similarity in terms of personality. I mean, there is that phrase that you can't compare apples and oranges in order to describe two completely different things.