I really enjoyed this hero/villain pair. They provided an environmentally conscious commentary, portraying the constant battle between oil corporations and the health of the ocean. They keep it lighthearted though with goofy bright colors incorporated in to Merman’s attire, and the silly scuba gear on Petroleum Man.
In regards to the physical attribute of the characters, especially Merman’s trident, which symbolizes the well being of the ocean; in contrast with the jack hammer, or whatever sort of drilling device Petroleum Man possesses, didactically feeds the idea that these two will be butting heads. A more active approach to portraying the contrast between the two, could have been the incorporation of more shadow, or a more edged out design for Petroleum Man to differ in the character’s overall shapes a bit.
I like the story, but I feel like character design regarding the color in particular, could have made the visual contrast between the characters a little more potent. The strong affinity between the color schemes of each character almost makes it seem like they are on the same team. If we were not given the back-story and the names of the characters, we would have almost no idea that they were bitter enemies. Both utilize a blue hue to dominate their suits, giving the idea that they both might be water heroes. Sharing the same overall brightness in their colors also keeps them on the same side, as well as sharing about the same level of saturation of the colors used.
Overall I loved it, just maybe rethink the costume color and design.
This duo I also enjoyed, but instead of their back-story giving a good glimpse in to their quarrel, we are given an idea that these two will be battling right from their names. They do share the same problem as the first pair though, in that they share the same color scheme, making it hard to picture them being on opposite sides.
We are actively given the idea that these two are enemies, simply by their choice of names. Karma, coming from certain Buddhist beliefs, makes you think that Karma is a generally peaceful guy, and will bring evil to those who have done evil. Dante on the other hand, having some reference to Dante’s Inferno, puts fire in our heads right when we hear it. We aren’t really didactically fed anything that would infer a confrontation, it’s mostly all inferred based on the physical elements, and choice of name.
This pair has the same problem in regards to their choice of color scheme. The affinity between the two’s colors keeps you thinking they still might be on the same side. Utilizing a brown hue to be the only real color in the suit, and allowing them to have that in common The saturation does differ slightly from the brown in Dante’s pants, to the brown in Karma’s more heavily saturated plates, and the brightness between the two’s colors is slightly different as well. This provides a slight contrast, but I don’t know if it’s enough.
The Good & The Ugly both possess the perfect contrast in color and shape. The color combination uses for both The Good, who is obviously our hero, and The Ugly, the villain, share almost no affinity in either category, and we can tell something is going to go down between these two cowboys.
The obvious didactic feeding of the characters conflict is provided with names right off the bat. They actively provide a contrast with the choice of color scheme. By creating this natural contrast in appearance, we initially think these two will butt heads before we even hear their names or know their pasts.
For The Ugly, they utilize a blue hue, along with black for the hat, and light beige for the skin. The Good has an orange hue, though the two colors share the same saturation, orange sits on the opposite side of the color wheel, creating a natural contrast between the two characters. Brightness is manipulated to create contrast between the characters. For The Good, a very rich darker beige is used for his flesh, giving him a sense of warmth. The Bad on the hand, has a flesh color containing far less value, providing a sense of coldness, or the feeling of vulnerability for the villain. The Good & The Ugly is a perfectly utilizes the qualities of color to portray and obvious and natural contrast between hero and villain.
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