Character Design for Animation with Photoshop

Overview

“Like many who are interested in art and cartoons, my main influences as a child were Disney films. Other cartoons that were also references for me, I found out later that they had something in common: the artists who worked on them, Disney animators known as the "Nine Old Men". In the cartoons that were broadcast on TV, my main reference was the creator, director and animator Genndy Tartakovsky ( Dexter's Laboratory , Samurai Jack , The Powerpuff Girls ). I also have to mention the strong influence that Japanese drawings had on my art. Drawings like Pokémon , Digimon , Sakura Card Captors influence me today, I grew up watching them and I keep getting inspired when I watch.”

In this video lesson Caio Martins addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Character Design for Animation with Photoshop. Learn the whole process of bringing an animated character to life, from briefing to model sheet.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this class. i'll delve deeper into my major influences in both animation and comics. As a child. i much of my time to watching various Disney films. similar to many artists I know. These movies played a crucial role in shaping my artistic vision and style. The main ones were The Little Mermaid. Bye. bye. And Bernard Bian. For me. glenn Kinney was the key artist in these films. I'll share more of his art with you. highlighting his unique style and creativity. For example. in these Rapunzel concepts from a more recent Disney film. glen Keane crafted these initial sketches. Notice particula...”

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Course summary for: Character Design for Animation with Photoshop

• Level: Beginner
• 98% positive reviews (734)
• 19818 students
• 4 units
• 19 lessons (4h 13m)
• 13 downloads

• Category

  3D & Animation, Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Animation, Character Animation, Character Design