Creating Captivating Characters
Learn how to imagine and create characters in such a way that they tell a visual story that fits and flows with the written story and helps express the theme. Learn how to design these characters so that they are interesting, relatable to the children, and contextually appropriate the the audience’s culture.
Human Anatomy for Character Design
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Section 1 Teaching Summary -
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Lesson 1 – Character Design Using ShapesThis Instruction is brought to you by "Mr. B." His identity must remain anonymous because he runs and animation studio which is located in a sensitive area, so no association with a CREATE International may be expressed publicly, so please DO NOT publicly post anything that would link him to this Course.
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Lesson 2a – Human Anatomy
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Lesson 2b – Analyzing Examples
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Lesson 2c – Human Anatomy – Demo
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Quiz - Human Anatomy for Character Design -
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Preparatory Work – Human Anatomy
Designing Appealing Characters
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Section 2 Teaching Summary
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Lesson 3a – Anthropomorphic Characters
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Lesson 3b – Q and A: Anthropomorphic Characters
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Lesson 4 – Character Exploration – Rat Demo
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Lesson 5 – Stylizing Characters
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Lesson 6a – Character Turnaround Sheets
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Lesson 6b – Character Design Model Sheets – Demo
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Quiz - Designing Appealing Characters
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Preparatory Work – Brainstorming Your Main Character
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Preparatory Work – Model Turnaround Sheet
Bringing Characters to Life
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Section 3 Teaching Summary
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Lesson 7a – Gesture Drawing – Part 1
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Lesson 7b – Gesture Drawing – Part 2
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Lesson 7c – Gesture Drawing – Part 3
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Lesson 7d – Gesture Drawing – Part 4
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Lesson 7e – Gesture Drawing – Part 5
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Lesson 8 – Character Gesture – Villain Demo
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Practice - Gesture Drawing
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Lesson 9a – Faces and Expressions – Part 1
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Lesson 9b – Faces and Expressions – Part 2
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Lesson 9c – Faces and Expressions – Part 3
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Quiz - Bringing Characters to Life
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Assignment – Drawing Your Character in Action
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