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

“INFLUENCES In this lesson, I will tell you my major influences in animation and comic books. When I was a kid, I spent a lot of time watching Disney movies, just like many artists I know. The main movies would be "The Little Mermaid", "Tarzan" and "The Rescuers". For me, the main artist involved in these movies was Glen Keane, I'll show you his art. In these concepts for Rapunzel, for a recent Disney film, Glen Keane drew these initial drawings that I liked, look how expressive the character's eyes are. And how the lines follow a certain rhythm and flow. He was able to translate all that in...”

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Course summary for: Character Design for Animation with Photoshop

• Level: Beginner
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• 19716 students
• 4 units
• 19 lessons (4h 13m)
• 13 downloads

• Category

  3D & Animation, Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Animation, Character Animation, Character Design