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Character Design For Animation in Illustrator

You have an idea that you want to turn into animation, and now you want to create the characters that will move the story. How do they look? Are they friendly? Aggressive? Stubborn? You decide y...

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Course Description

You have an idea that you want to turn into animation, and now you want to create the characters that will move the story. How do they look? Are they friendly? Aggressive? Stubborn? You decide your character should look friendly, great! You draw what you have in your mind and you feel proud. Good for you. But what if what you designed gets criticized and people say “With that smile, it looks...

You have an idea that you want to turn into animation, and now you want to create the characters that will move the story. How do they look? Are they friendly? Aggressive? Stubborn? You decide your character should look friendly, great! You draw what you have in your mind and you feel proud. Good for you. But what if what you designed gets criticized and people say “With that smile, it looks naughty, not friendly”.

What you’ll learn
  • How to create memorable characters
  • The Theory behind character psychology
  • 4 Basic areas of personality that will make your character outstand all others
  • How to define attitude
  • The basics of concept art
  • Understand shapes and meaning

Covering Topics

1
Section 1 : Introduction
2
Section 2 : Character Psychology
3
Section 3 : Concept Art for Character Design
4
Section 4 : Explanation of a Character for Rigging
5
Section 5 : Tracing the Character
6
Section 6 : Setting Up for Replacement Animation

Curriculum

      Section 1 : Introduction
1
Introduction to Character Design for Animation Preview
2
How to Create Memorable Characters
3
Download Project Files Here
      Section 2 : Character Psychology
4
Character Development and Psychology
5
What grabs your characters attention? Preview
6
How does your character make decisions?
7
How does your character organizes his/her world?
8
Defining Attitude
      Section 3 : Concept Art for Character Design
9
Shapes and Meaning Preview
10
Body Types
11
Character Design in Action
      Section 4 : Explanation of a Character for Rigging
12
Example of a Character Ready in Illustrator
13
Body Breakdown Preview
14
Symmetrical Character in 5 basic views
15
Importance of Using a Storyboard in Production
16
Taking care of the Joints
17
Getting Ready
      Section 5 : Tracing the Character
18
Preparing the Frontal View
19
Creating the Head and Neck
20
Creating the Upper Torso
21
Creating the Lower Torso
22
Creating the Hips
23
Creating the Arms
24
Creating the Legs
      Section 6 : Setting Up for Replacement Animation
25
Replacement Animation Explanation Preview
26
Creating the Hands
27
Creating the Feet
28
Creating the Mouths
29
Creating the Eyes
30
Creating the Eyebrows and Nose
31
Exporting The Character

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