Strengthening the Sawerigading Character in the I La Galigo Story in Tana Luwu based on 2D Animation Visual

ABSTRACT: A study on visualizing the main characters of the ancient Romans book in stanza I La Ga ligo aimed to introduce the Sawerigading character figure of the Batara Guru period to preserve, enrich culture, guide life and introduce Sawerigading figures to the people of South Sulawesi. The visual study employed descriptive analysis research methods with a characteristic theory approach. This was to produce character designs that were based on the cultural readings of South Sulawesi. The idea raised, of course, came from the ancient romance book in the stanza I La Galigo, with the final result being the visual embodiment of the Sawerigading 2D animation character version. The research stage began with reading a book, followed by a visual study process as the design stage, leading to the concept stage using several technical references of creation. Therefore, this resulted in the modern era of Sawerigading character design work with a different time and space.

KEYWORDS : I La Galigo, character design, 2D visual