/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>2455441
I understand that animation is built on simple forms for ease of animating and I don't despise people being inspired. But a lot of designs I'm seeing here are either too complicated for animation, or are literally just misinterpretations of other styles.
You'll run into sloppy renditions obviously inspired by Disney Afternoon or something horrendous, which in turn is a sloppy rendition of older cartoons.
A brilliant design emphasises a character and their personality. There's no use in focussing on a "character design" if there's no personality or context in the first place.

A design like Daffy Duck is rather generic but through the personality he was given, the believability of his expressions, and expert draughtsmanship of the animators and directors that made him, the idea of a unique design seems pointless.

I wasn't arguing for originality for originality's sake, but a character design that's nothing but a animedonbluth overly detailed mess with no strong elements of design won't make a good character without a good personality to begin with.