YoVDO

Character Design

Offered By: Craftsy

Tags

Character Design Courses Drawing Courses Creativity Courses Visual Storytelling Courses

Course Description

Overview

Save Big on Coursera Plus. 7,000+ courses at $160 off. Limited Time Only!
Description In this class Gerardo Escamilla takes you through the basics of character design from start to finish. You first learn to understand some of the basic principles behind your character, like the character’s personality, what kind of context surrounds your character, and what sets your character apart from others. From there, you will learn how to give your character movement by understanding and learning how to apply the line of action. Finally, you will learn how to add additional finishing details and props to your character.

Syllabus

  • Class Preview
  • Presentation
  • Materials and tools
  • Character’s context
  • Character’s Personality
  • What makes my character unique?
  • What is the line of action?
  • Squash and Stretch
  • Shape Design
  • Dimensionality
  • Props
  • Details

Taught by

Gerardo Escamilla

Related Courses

The Art of Drawing and Painting
Open2Study
Art & Activity: Interactive Strategies for Engaging with Art
The Museum of Modern Art via Coursera
Social Issues Through Comic Books
Canvas Network
Introduction to Programming for the Visual Arts with p5.js
University of California, Los Angeles via Kadenze
2D Game Development with libGDX
Amazon via Udacity