AlterU AlterU Part 6 · Voxel + Caricature 铁律 Part 6 · Voxel + Caricature Rules
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美术 · 低多边形 + 文化符号

看起来精致
vs 业余的
分水岭。

Voxel 7 条铁律（角色 / 道具通用）

  • ① 比例 1:1.3:1.5（头:躯干:腿）
  • ② 倒角 ≤ 4%（软倒角看起来"高级"）
  • ③ 三值受光 / 不要平面色
  • ④ 单一饱和强调色（其余降饱和）
  • ⑤ 接地阴影 + AO（圆形径向渐变 ≠ 椭圆裁切）
  • ⑥ 单一视觉语言（族 A 或族 B，不混）
  • ⑦ 细节 ≥ 1 体素（更小就砍）

canonical: Lowpoly Lab familyA / familyB · 已 ship: Sky Leap / Block Hop / Block Party / Shelf It

Crossy Road caricature · 5 铁律

  • ① iconic 文化符号（甜甜圈 NYPD / FDNY / Notorious BIG / Fonzie），不是"穿戏服的人"
  • ② 极端比例——把人变形到一眼认出
  • ③ emissive 自发光强调（哨子 / 麦克风 / 警徽）
  • ④ silhouette 单独看必须能认出——黑剪影测试
  • ⑤ extender（帽檐 / 大衣摆 / 大头戴）

❌ Shelf It v1-v3 因 silhouette 不可识别被否（普通人穿不同制服）
✅ v4 Crossy Road 文化 caricature 才过关

Craft · low-poly + cultural caricature

The line between
looking premium
and looking amateur.

Voxel 7 rules (characters + props)

  • ① Ratio 1:1.3:1.5 (head : torso : legs)
  • ② Bevel ≤ 4% (soft bevel = "premium" read)
  • ③ 3-value shading / never flat color
  • ④ One saturated accent color (everything else desaturated)
  • ⑤ Ground contact shadow + AO (round radial gradient — never an ellipse mask, it shows edges)
  • ⑥ One visual language (family A or family B, never mixed)
  • ⑦ Details ≥ 1 voxel (smaller = invisible, cut it)

Canon: Lowpoly Lab familyA / familyB · Shipped: Sky Leap / Block Hop / Block Party / Shelf It

Crossy Road caricature · 5 rules

  • ① Iconic cultural symbols (donut-NYPD / FDNY / Notorious BIG / Fonzie), not "people in costumes"
  • ② Exaggerated proportions — deform the figure until it's instantly recognizable
  • ③ Emissive accent (whistle / mic / badge) carrying a small glow
  • ④ Silhouette test: must be readable in pure black silhouette
  • ⑤ Extenders (hat brim / coat tail / oversized head gear)

❌ Shelf It v1-v3 rejected: silhouettes weren't distinguishable
✅ v4 Crossy Road cultural caricature finally cleared

备忘 · 按 S 关闭Notes · S to close

这是设计师做角色 / 道具时的两组硬规则：左侧 voxel 7 条管"造型精致"，右侧 caricature 5 条管"文化辨识"。

讲一遍 Shelf It 角色 4 轮迭代史让同学体感——v3 还是被骂"silhouette 一样"，v4 改 Crossy Road 文化符号才过。 锚点用户原话："天天过马路那样的审美倾向"。

提醒：sensory toy 类游戏可以违反 caricature 铁律（没有角色 roster），但 voxel 7 条铁律永远要守。

Two sets of hard rules for designers shipping characters / props: left side governs craft quality, right side governs cultural readability.

Walk Shelf It's 4-round roster history. v3 still got "silhouettes look the same"; v4 with Crossy Road cultural caricature finally landed. Player quote: "the same taste sensibility as Crossy Road."

Note: sensory toys can ignore caricature rules (no roster), but always keep the 7 voxel rules.

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