Critique of Rainbow Dude and Villain by Andrew Kellogg and Kyle Miller
I loved this hero/villain pairing. I thought it was a great idea to contrast the colorful world of Rainbow Dude with the black and white of the villain. The lack of affinity between the characters really added to tension of their rivalry. Tension and release are used to lull the audience into a false sense of security and then bring it back to the fore. The idea of living in a world without color is terrifying and they played on this tension very well. The contrast between the characters is very apparent based on the use of opposing colors, line and shape, and shadow, but color is the best indicator of their differences. Rainbow Dude is full of different hues, including yellow, orange, red, blue, and green, while the villain in a colorless world except for his red cummerbund. Kyle really explores brightness in his image of the villain, he uses varying levels of darkness to define the character. Andrew also uses brightness in some the detail work on Rainbow Dude. Saturation can be seen in both the hero and the villain. It is especially visible in the orange background of Rainbow Dude’s sky, the intensity or whiteness of the color varies. The backdrop to the villain also experiments with saturation, it displays multiple levels of intensity.
Critique of Bubble Bath Man and Dr. Dirt Nasty by Meng Li and Madolyn Nianouris
This was also an awesome pairing of hero and villain, and the name Dr. Dirt Nasty makes me laugh every time. The contrast between the characters and their motivation is apparent as soon as you seen them, Bubble Bath Man is a happy-go-lucky little guy who wants to keep the world clean and safe for everybody, while Dr. Dirt Nasty is an evil and filthy thing that is willing to do anything to make the world gross. The affinity of the characters’ shape in the drawings makes it believable that these two would be well matched in a fight. Lighting is used to great affect to show the differences between the two characters. Bubble Bath Man is shown in the bright, light of day, with no shadows, as he has nothing to hide, as opposed to Dr. Dirt Nasty who lives in the shadows of his junk yard, which symbolizes that he probably has something to hide. Bubble Bath Man’s surroundings symbolize his openness and honesty and willingness to do good. Each of their environments create their own unique mood, Bubble Bath Man is happy and good, he is doing the right thing, while in the mood created by Dr. Dirt Nasty’s world is one of fear and the unknown, unsafe, and unsanitary things going on in the world, the underbelly so to speak. The use of text and subtext is done very well, as it is literally said that Bubble Bath Man lives in a bright and happy world, and Dr. Dirt Nasty lives in dirty, industrial area, but when compared we see the underlying meaning of each of their worlds. We learn what they are each fighting for and their motivations.
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