Introduction to Character Design: The Most Important Elements with Tom Bancroft
Offered By: Skillshare
Course Description
Overview
Introduction To Character Design gives you all the basic insights you need to start your journey into the world of character design including:
- How to sketch
- The three (most important) elements of character design
- Rotating your character’s head in space
- Simple and complex shapes
- Breaking up the characters’ clothing into a stronger design
- Asking questions of yourself
Lesson 1:
• What is Character Design and how does it fit into the process of animation, video games, and illustration?
• Start your character design with a reason, an idea and a personality
• The basics - How to hold your pencil and asking questions.
• SHAPE Based character design
• The fundamental lesson of character design: it is made up of three concepts: Shape, Size, and Variety.
• Now introduce the concept of adding SIZE and VARIETY to your shapes.
• What about character style? Do I need one? How do I get one?
Lesson 2:
• Tom Bancroft will create sketches and walk the artist through his thought process
• Suggestions for the artist on how to continue forward with the project to take it to final.
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Lesson 1A
- Lesson 1B
- Assignment
- Lesson 2A
- Lesson 2B
Taught by
Tom Bancroft
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