How to memorize the content of a book or a movie quickly and firmly? How to remember complex character relationships and storylines? Especially when reading foreign names that are obscure after translation , it is urgent to clarify the names and relationships of the characters. The character relationship diagram is particularly important. The character relationship diagram can visualize the relationships between various elements and people, that is, it can lend you a pair of wise eyes to let you see the relationships between various elements and characters.
Character relationship diagram
If you think that character relationship diagrams can only be used when reading, then that is too limited. In addition to general use in reading or watching dramas, novelists construct storylines, lawyers sort out character relationships in cases, bosses make important decisions, and so on, all of these can be done by drawing character relationship diagrams to make the invisible relationships and logic between characters and events three-dimensional and visualized.
So what does a character relationship diagram look like? Let’s first look at a character relationship diagram from the world-famous novel One Hundred Years of Solitude .
One Hundred Years of Solitude character relationship chart
When I saw this picture, I was full of admiration. It is admirable that the intricate relationships between characters can be drawn in this way according to the sequence of time and events. It also makes people marvel that someone can use ProcessOn so well.
So how can we draw a beautiful and logically clear character relationship diagram?
If you want to draw a complete character relationship diagram, you first need to have a clear understanding of the characters involved and the relationships between them. There are also some complex character relationship diagrams, involving multiple characters, multiple layers of relationships, and multiple time points. The logic of drawing a relatively complex character relationship diagram is the same as that of drawing a simple character relationship diagram:
1) Sort out all the people in the relationship
2) Clarify the closeness of the relationships between different characters
3) Identify the key people in different relationship circles and then expand accordingly
For example, in "The Count of Monte Cristo", there are multiple core characters, and under this core character there are multiple related characters. Corresponding to different related characters are different events, etc. Multiple core characters can be arranged at intervals according to the content, and different graphics, lines and colors correspond to different characters, events, or the closeness of the relationship.
The Count of Monte Cristo character relationship diagram
After understanding the logic of drawing a character relationship flowchart, the next thing that is more troublesome is the layout, especially when the relationship between characters and events is complicated, it will seem difficult to start. You can follow the following 5 steps to layout:
1) Determine the relationship : Determine the relationship between characters and between characters and events;
2) Relationship distinction : Different characters and event relationships are represented by different graphics, lines, and colors;
3) Balanced layout : In the layout, equal relationships are arranged in the same position as much as possible, and secondary relationships are arranged in different positions;
4) Clear lines : Try not to block lines with graphics to avoid visual confusion;
5) Color matching : Use low-saturation colors to avoid the simultaneous appearance of colors with strong visual impact.
Marvel superhero character relationship chart
Marvel is one of the two major comic giants in the United States. The company owns many well-known superhero characters, such as Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk, Thor, etc., as well as superhero teams such as the Avengers. Marvel has also built a huge movie universe (MCU), bringing comic characters to the big screen, which is deeply loved by audiences around the world.
Marvel superhero character relationship chart
Jujutsu Kaisen character relationship chart
The story takes place in a different world full of curses. The curses are transformed from human negative emotions and are the root of the destruction of the world. The protagonist Yuji Itadori is a high school student with extraordinary physical strength. He became the container of the curse after swallowing the special cursed object "Two-faced Sukuna Finger". In order to exorcise the curse and collect Sukuna's fingers, he joined the Tokyo Metropolitan Curse High School, a specialized institution for sorcerers. Here, he met partners such as Fushiguro Megumi and Kugisaki Nobara, and fought against the curse and evil forces together. The plot revolves around their growth and battles, full of passion and adventure.
Jujutsu Kaisen character relationship chart
I believe that after reading the above content, you are eager to make a character relationship diagram. I hope it will be helpful to your work, study, and life. If you want more templates for character relationship diagrams, you can search for "character relationship diagram" in the ProcessOn template community search box to find more templates.
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