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Character Design for Animation with Photoshop

Searching for references

A course by Caio Martins , Illustrator, character designer and storyboard artist

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98% positive reviews (731)

19,716 students

Audio: Portuguese

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About the video: Searching for references

Overview

“In this class you will learn how to direct your research, so that they follow the concept of the briefing and help you create a solid base, from where your ideas can start.”

In this video lesson Caio Martins addresses the topic: Searching for references, 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

“SEARCHING FOR REFERENCES In this lesson, you'll learn how to direct your research so that it follows the briefing. The search is important to find the main influences in creating the character and having a solid base for the design. The briefing comes with a series of visual references, but sometimes this isn't enough for inspiration. That's when you have to research, I'll show you how I do mine. Now I'll show you how I research to gather reference materials with visual information that can help me find the design of the character. The main search tools I use are Google and Pinterest. The m...”

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Course summary for: Character Design for Animation with Photoshop

Level: Beginner
98% positive reviews (731)
19716 students
4 units
19 lessons (4h 13m)
13 downloads

Category
3D & Animation, Illustration
Software
Adobe Photoshop
Areas
Animation, Character Animation, Character Design

Caio Martins

A course by Caio Martins

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Illustrator, character designer and storyboard artist

Now with over eight years in the illustration and animation industry, Caio Martins began his career as an intern at Split studio and, until then, had never worked with any creative software (except Microsoft Paint) or touched a graphics tablet.

After honing his artistic craft, Caio went to other animation studios and worked on television series for major stations such as Disney Jr. (Dino Aventuras), Cartoon Network (Oswaldo), Nickelodeon (PapayaBull, Tainá), Tv Cultura, and Discovery Kids (Micro Adventures of Tito and Muda). He has also collaborated as an illustrator for major publishers such as Abril and Editora Moderna.

He is currently a freelance illustrator and works from home for animation studios, so he can spend more time learning and working on his personal projects.