What makes things a lot easier, is that there are basically only 8 primary emotional responses to choose from, one of which will definitely always do the job—at least according to Robert Plutchik‘s psychoevolutionary theory of emotion and his classification of their universal expressions: #anger, #fear, #sadness, #disgust, #surprise, #anticipation, #trust, or #joy.
As a proof of concept, Pictoplasma asks you to pick one of Plutchik’s basic Emotions and turn it into an universal reaction GIF: a short looping animation that adds character to the discussion and can be posted as final response whenever words fail…
AS A PROOF OF CONCEPT, PICTOPLASMA ASKS YOU TO:
✔️ Pick one of Plutchik’s basic Emotions…
✔️ … and animate it as a reaction GIF, showing your character REACTING according to the chosen emotion (for example, your character should not simply be angry, but REACT angry)
✔️ GIFs should have a square ratio 1:1 (with min. 800 x 800 pixels)
✔️ Upload to Pictofolio, add the tag #CharacterReactionGIFs and let us know the primary emotion you’ve chosen in the about section.
✔️ Deadline for submissions is March 15, 2019
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