Character Design for Animation with Photoshop
Expression sheet 1
A course by Caio Martins , Illustrator, character designer and storyboard artist
Joined October 2019
About the video: Expression sheet 1
Overview
“So far you already have almost all the material you need to understand your character in a pretty solid way. It would be even better if we knew how it behaves and expresses itself, looking at it from different angles and observing its main expressions. You will learn in this class to understand your character in three dimensions, studying the expressions that we see most often and how they fit into the design you chose for that character. ”
In this video lesson Caio Martins addresses the topic: Expression sheet 1, 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
“EXPRESSION SHEET We almost have everything we need to really understand our character. In this lesson, we'll see how she behaves and expresses herself in different angles. Now that the design of the character has been defined, it's time to get to know her in different angles. I'll make a series of sketches to get to know the character, in poses different from the one I first drew her, but that still speak to her personality, in this case, Chloe's personality. This will have a profile view. In this part of the process, it's very important that you show what Chloe's features will look like in...”
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Course summary for: Character Design for Animation with Photoshop
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Category
3D & Animation, Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Animation, Character Animation, Character Design

Caio Martins
A course by Caio Martins
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.
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