Character Design: Turn-Arounds

Turn-around lets you see your character from all angles.  This is important to both CG Modelers and Stop-motion puppet builders but equally important to traditional animators who need to know exactly how each particular angle is going to be stylized.  Often the Turn-around will help the designer avoid awkward angles in stylized characters thereby limiting the audiences access by keeping only flattering angle available (ie. Never showing a particular character at a perfect profile). 

2D CharacterTurn-Arounds: Turn-Arounds insure that the designs of the characters are maintained through the entire production process and usually consist of a front, side, and 3/4 view depending on the needs of the production.

3D Character Turn-Arounds: Turn-Arounds used in 3D, Stop-Motion, and even Cut-out animation are used as guides for modelers and puppet makers to insure the final models stay true to the original designs.