Proceeding of the Faculty of technical Sciences, Novi Sad

Gaphic Engineering and Design

Vol. 40 No. 10 (2025): Proceedings of the Faculty of Technical Sciences

CREATING THE ULTIMATE CARTOON ANTAGONIST

  • Ksenija Tubić
  • Bojan Banjanin
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.24867/32EF01Tubic
Submitted
October 20, 2025
Published
2026-01-02

Abstract

This paper presents the basic characteristics of the appearance of antagonists, with an emphasis on facial features. By conducting a survey related to common villain facial traits, responses were obtained that served as the basis for creating and drawing a new antagonist.

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