Appeal

When an animated character has appeal, it does not mean that it has to be cute or beautiful, it can even be ugly but with a strong appeal. A successful appeal includes an easy to read design, clear drawing and personality development, so it will attract the attention of the target audience. That means, for example, (fig.1) Jafar from “Aladin” is a very ungly character but with appeal in animation, audience can understand that he is a villian (evil yellow eyes, long triagular chin, dark clothes, etc.). Another example is (fig.2) Rapunzel from “Tangled” we can see that she has a dynamic personality (holding a frying pan) and that she is a good character (big eyes, purple dress).

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