Creative Designs – Katsuhiro Otomo

Realistic body proportions with little idealization to speak of.  To make individuals characters iconic, features are either elongated or shrunk.  The shrunk facial features on Colonel Shikishima contrasts with his generally large size, adding to his sense of scale.  Kiyuro’s elongated  facial features communicates his age and this elongation is witnessed throughout his design to exaggerate his emaciated figure.

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