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Into the Ocean: Character Design Essentials

Unlock creativity with Skillshare! Learn acrylic painting, AI writing, graphic design, and photography.

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About Into the Ocean: Character Design Essentials

Introduction

Class Overview

What is a Character?

Know Your Subject

Design Principles

Fish Anatomy

Butterflyfish - Shape Breakdown

Butterflyfish - Initial Design

Butterflyfish - Design Variations

Butterflyfish - Pushing Designs

Butterflyfish - Three Quarter View

Triggerfish - Shape Breakdown

Triggerfish - Designs

Triggerfish - Three Quarter View

Rabbitfish - Shape Breakdown

Rabbitfish - Designs

Presenting Your Designs

Final Thoughts

What You Will Learn?

  • Bringing your own original character design to life is one of the most satisfying creative things that you can do. This class will teach you the essential skills you need to get started..
  • Through many years of practice, I have come to understand how the application of a few simple principles can transform the quality of a character design..
  • In this class I will share those principles with you and cover the basics of how I go about designing animal characters for illustration or 3d animation..
  • Once we’ve discussed things in theory, I will then demonstrate how to apply this knowledge whilst designing a number of unique tropical fish characters..
  • By following along with the demonstrations and creating your own unique fish characters, you will gain valuable knowledge which can be applied to any other character design..
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  • By the end of this class, you should have a far greater understanding of the principles of character design which you can then apply to your own illustration or animation projects..
  • Let’s get started!.
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  • Once you have finished this class, you will be ready to move on and learn 3D character modeling with my Into the Ocean: Character Modeling Essentials in Blender 3D class..
  • Also, don't forget to check out the other illustration and animation classes here on Skillshare..