Character Design for Animation with Photoshop
Turnaround 1
A course by Caio Martins , Illustrator, character designer and storyboard artist
Joined October 2019
About the video: Turnaround 1
Overview
“In this class you will learn to rotate your character 360º, exposing all the elements of clothing, hair, shoes, among other characteristics that are necessary for the complete visualization of the character. After all, in animation we use the character in the most diverse poses.”
In this video lesson Caio Martins addresses the topic: Turnaround 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
“In this lesson, you'll learn how to turn your character 360 degrees. In animation, we call this turnaround, which is basically putting your character in enough poses so that other people in production can understand it. In the turnaround, it's important to have all the necessary details. Features like hair, clothes, shoes, everything necessary to fully understand your character in those positions. I'm going to show how we make Chloe's turnaround. When producing an animation, it's common for producers to use images as reference so that it's consistent throughout all the series' episodes or o...”
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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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