PERANCANGAN MODEL WUJUD VISUAL TOKOH PEWAYANGAN DALAM PEMBENTUKAN IDENTITAS DAN WATAK TOKOH SEBAGAI ACUAN DESAIN KARAKTER DALAM KARYA DKV

Abstract

Shadow puppets is an arts which is still preserved until now. Recently, shadow puppets can be
collaborated with tehcnology through act of revitalization. This is shown by many artworks in the field of
Visual Communication Design which adapt shadow puppets. The figures of shadow puppets become main
part which is referred for designing of digital artwork, especially “character design”. On the other side,
revitalization of puppets in form of character design is more concerned with aesthetic aspect than typical
identity ones. Whereas, each figure has its own identity and temper which different from each other.
This encourages the researchers to look for relation between visual form with typical identity of puppet
figures. The analysis of puppet visual form is required by taking sample based on the classification of the
puppet figures, namely: ‘denawa’, ‘punggawa’, ‘gagahan’, ‘satria’, ‘putran’, ‘putren’, ‘bayen’, ‘dagelan’, and
‘kewanan’. The analysis is based on parameters such as: face expression, position and size of body, clothes,
and attributes.