With my online character design classes starting this weekend, I
wanted to put a little more info out there about them. One of the
classes I offer is Character Design for Production. This class is an 8
week course that takes you from beginning to end on the professional
production of a character design. Whether you prefer designing in a
more graphic and 2-D style, or are looking to develop a design with more
of a 3-D sensibility, this class covers it all. We focus on the
fundamental building blocks of designing characters for production,
which is how to make your designs be functional characters for
animation. Each designer starts out with their own concept and story
description for their character, and week by week, we take that concept
and story through pose sheets, expression sheets, turn arounds, ect. By
taking our design concepts through all the production stages that a
professional project requires, we let the design evolve towards the end
result, which is a fully functional design that can act / perform on
screen. Each week has a different lecture and demo which focuses on a
different aspect of the professional character design pipeline. And as
work is submitted each week, I do draw overs on top of the
submitted designs and talk about things we can do to not only improve
the said design, but to improve the big picture of the character. By
the end of the course, you'll have 3-4 new spreads for your portfolio
that shows you not only have the understanding of designing a character
for a professional production, but you also have the work in your
portfolio to show it.
For more info on this class, or to register to sign up, click
HERE
