Character Creation for Animation: Shapes, Color, and Expression
Character Creation for Animation: Shapes, Color, and Expression
Reveal your character's personality by working on a concept and illustrate it using Photoshop
Course Features
- Instructor: Laura Ewing Ferrer
- Software: Adobe Photoshop
- Category: 3D & Animation, Illustration
- Level: Beginner
- Duration: 4h 39m (22 lessons)
- Language: English, Spanish (Latam), French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish
Course Curriculum
- U1: Introduction
- U2: First Steps
- U3: Creating the Character
- U4: Digital Work
- U5: Post-production
- About Me
- Influences
- Tools and How to Use Them
- Observational Drawing
- Understanding How to Draw People 1 & 2
- The Inking Process
- Coming up with a Character Concept
- The Thumbnail Sketch
- Refined Draft and Character Pose 1 & 2
- The Linework
- Digitizing the Drawing from Photos
- Refining the Linework
- Finding the Color Palette 1 & 2
- Adding Objects
- Effects and Colors
- The Importance of the Community
What's Included
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Video Lessons | 22 lessons (4h 39m) |
| Downloads | 16 additional resources |
| Subtitles | Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch, Turkish |
| Access | Unlimited access forever |
Course Details
Perfect for anyone with an interest in exploring mixed media techniques for character illustration.
Prerequisites: No previous experience is required.
Project Requirements:
- Pencils
- Ink
- Adobe Photoshop access
Instructor Background: Laura Ewing is a freelance illustrator and storyboarder with a passion for animation. As a young girl, she would spend hours watching documentaries and DVD extras of her favorite animated films, in disbelief that creating these stories was a real job. She went on to study Graphic Design, with a specialization in illustration, to then study Fine Art at The Florence Academy of Art in Italy, and obtained her Master's degree in storyboarding at Lightbox Academy. Her diverse experience in the industry includes working in-house at Smile and Learn, as well as working as a freelance artist for documentaries, pilot series, and publishing houses. She most recently worked on a storyboarding project for a live-action movie, which will be released in 2021 and for Madrid 2120 as a storyboard artist, which received this year's Goya award for best short animation.
Skills You'll Learn
- Character design fundamentals
- Creating character briefs with specific details
- Drawing techniques and character poses
- Character turnarounds (standing pose in ¾, front, back, and profile)
- Expression sheets creation
- Dynamic poses and line of action
- Character interaction drawing
- Photoshop techniques for character design
- Color palette selection for characters
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