Saturday, 8 February 2014

Temperance: Research

In this document I will be examining the character choices I have chosen to temperance and looking for certain forms and details such as clothing artefacts belongings that the character may have on them this is to grab a visualisation of what my character may look like or to pick ideas to make my character look even better.

The temperance I decided to go with a military leader so I be looking through various military clothing to see which one looks good for a high-ranking military leader and also which ones of very possible to model in the z brush

Main military uniform for a high-ranking officer:

This image looks are rough outline of the standard uniform for the different sections in the military. And also highlights the main differences between each which is useful because if I apply this to my character it will give more information on what section of the military he is in.


A look at military uniform



The main militarily uniform seems to be comprised of a polo shirts often featuring medals and ribbons also featuring small shoulder pads along with tie. Uniform also features a blazer which often displays the rank and also medals and ribbons depending on which section of the military the uniforms from for example Navy Army. Pants Reynolds uniform are often black but sometimes depending on the difference military section they can have different design colours and different patterns most seats is welcome with hats these can be berets or certain officer hat depending on the rank of the personnel.

Military suit comparison


Even though these two uniforms of the different sections of the military. They have some fundamental parts of the uniforms are the same to the other for example the main form of the Glazer is very similar. As well the medals and where they are positioned on the top left of the suit this is the same on both suits. But as well even though there are many different uniforms for different countries they all still revolve around a tidy clean blazer featuring different ranks displayed and also medals displayed. With both of these suits they have similar buttons and also this is found on many different uniforms but the top suit has a belt and also a strap across the chest. Though most of these uniforms are decorative and not worn in combat the main purpose is to display rank and to make the soldier or commander lock visually clean and tidy


Medals and their meanings

Medals are a sign of the achievement that a soldier or military personnel has achieved in their career. They often can vary in what they mean for example medals can be given for bravery long service author going on certain missions or doing certain activities. Often the main command of a ship would have more medals than private would because of the extensive experience of command officer would have. Medals on the universally used within military uniforms many different countries such as China and America and even the UK award medals to military personnel. Medals are an important part of a military uniform as they show past accomplishments I think medals will be very useful when I created my character as be able to show through medals parts of the temperance virtue.

Ribbons

Ribbons are a lot smaller medals they are sown in to a military suit. There are many ribbons that are a symbol of rank and not of great importance so for example advancing from rank to rank more ribbons will be added to their suit. Many different countries have many variants of ribbons some can be for bravery or fighting in certain wars or many other events. I think ribbons will be useful to use in my final character as it will be able to convey information about what rank my character is and also what events he's been in but also I could create custom ribbons and then highlight their meaning in a document to show that my character has done certain things help me to show his personality and show hurry reflects to temperance.


Ranks
Ranter used in the military the decipher the level in a military career that person is. Often with ranks higher they are the more intricate the design for the rank is so for example some military private ranks are something simple like a triangle shape while an officer may have stars or more intricate variation of the same triangle shape as a private rank. Ranks are often displayed on a military uniform even combat uniforms and display uniforms they may often be shown on the left shoulder or alongside medals and ribbons this is so people can easily identify someone's rank. Also as well like the medals and ribbons is to show a person's achievements this aspect of the suit will be vital in character design as a military person without rank is totally out of place. 

Here are some examples of low tier ranks:

Here are some examples of some higher tier ranks:

This is the image of I ranks displayed on a military uniform most probably at the shoulder or chest


Military uniforms from the TV show about star Galactic


This uniform is very similar to to a standard military uniform as for example medals of the splayed across the chest and also is a similar blazer design as well as a strap across the chest and waste. But this uniform is different in the way that the rank is worn as a type of cuff link around neck and also medals displayed across the strap around the chest. I presume that this is to display rank and achievements quicker compared to modern military uniform this may be something I include in my character design.



This image is a breakdown of three different suits from the Battle star Galactic series. The two on the left of ceremonial uniforms to be worn on certain occasions these use the strap across the chest the display medals similar to modern military suit. The two suits in the middle are on duty uniforms the middle left is an officer uniform which features so medals are also a very formal design on the front fastens similar to some of the modern military designs while the one on the right is almost like a work uniform featuring many pockets and is zip up similar to a jumpsuit both the seats though have the neck symbols which shows the rank of the wearer. The last two on the rides are simple work jumpsuits mostly used by the engineers in the TV series these do not feature the neck symbols is because people wearing this type received and are often a high enough rank to event them yet.



The rank symbols used in battle star Galactic similar to the ranks used on the left arm of modern military uniforms but instead they are more like medals that are placed like cuff links around the neck. In these images that looks through the different design that these medals have for example the private ones similar to modern uniforms are almost blank of with almost no detail on while the Admiral's medals are inscribed and also feature extra parts. In my character design I will definitely include something like this as it is fundamental to a military uniform.




These uniforms from the TV show Star Trek. Though they are not similar to the original uniforms in the actual show they've been changed to a new design. I use this image Because found interesting the design layout of the suit very similar to modern suits and also the suit used in battle-star Galactic but different in the way that the rank is shown on the sleeve not the shoulder or the neck but also similar to modern uniforms in that ribbons and the army that they belong to is displayed across the chest.





Even though this image is conceptual during a military uniform and is based as a futuristic uniform it still subscribes to the modern look of the uniform. For example featuring rank on the left shoulder of the suit will also featuring near the middle of the suit badged indicate what section of the military this person is in for example scientists or a medic or something else. The idea of labelling what type of soldier the character is with a similar signs of rank I think is a very good idea and I may employ this into my character design.


This picture is of the military uniform from the game mass effect. This suit is different compared to the other ones I've research in the way that the rank and what section of the military they are in is not displayed at all with this suit. I can only imagine that the shoulder pads or the suit layout give an indication to what rank the person is wearing the suit fan is quite an interesting concept as it displays information about the wearer in a more subtle way compared to the other suits.


Summary of research:
In my research I looked into military uniforms and focused on decorative uniforms like a raid uniforms. The reason I did this is because I wanted to look for a military suits that would display the most amount of information about the character is possible. The way it displays information about the character is by showing the ribbons and medals that the wearer has achieved an eye for this would be a good way of displaying traits of temperance. For example the wearer could have medal for bravery and it would show that the character is brave and very easily. I also found out through the research that the main design for the military uniform speed quite similar across even different media. The main designs of their well cleaned blazer type uniform featuring rank and medals accompanied sometimes by what division of the military therein seems to be the common design for this type of uniform. Found this research very useful in plotting out what character could look like in this uniform though I would like to change it the research is showing me that the military uniform has to stay similar to what it was before to convey the information about the person. 





All images were taken from Google and do not belong to me



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