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Learning Character Development and Design

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Visual Arts Courses Anatomy Courses Character Development Courses Color Theory Courses

Course Description

Overview

Learn how to develop memorable, believable characters for all types of illustration: cartoons, comics, feature animation, gaming, kid's books, and advertising.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
1. Introduction to Character Development
  • The instant read
  • Capture the heart and soul of a character
  • Tools of the trade
2. Elements of Developing a Believable Character
  • Archetypes
  • Keep it real
  • Motion
  • Environment
3. Character Construction
  • Shapes and silhouettes
  • Gesture and silhouettes
  • Anatomy and proportion
  • Anatomy and proportion: Demo
  • Turnarounds
  • Anatomy and turnarounds: Demo
  • Facial expressions
  • Research the details
  • Color basics
  • Color your character
  • Color your character: Demo
4. Style Meets Substance
  • Explore a character in a variety of styles
  • Characters in context: Designing a cast
  • The art of invention: Making fantasy creatures believable
  • Sidekicks, villains, and foils
  • From 2D to 3D
  • Characters in sequence
  • Riffing on the classics
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Mary Jane Begin

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