Anthropomorphic Character Creation
From Realism to a Fun Little Character: Jump in the Pool!
A course by Félicie Haymoz , Character Designer and Illustrator
About the video: From Realism to a Fun Little Character: Jump in the Pool!
Overview
“Using reference pictures, we learn how to observe, the trial and error process. I am going to show you how I draw an animal of my choice with watercolor.”
In this video lesson Félicie Haymoz addresses the topic: From Realism to a Fun Little Character: Jump in the Pool!, which is part of the Domestika online course: Anthropomorphic Character Creation. Learn the creative process behind designing and illustrating fantastic animal characters full of personality.
Partial transcription of the video
“From Realism to a Fun Little Character: Jump in the Pool! In this lesson we're gonna go from a realistic animal to a fun little character. I asked you to pick an animal. For myself I decided to draw a deer, which is the totem spirit animal of my best friend. I did some research and I have here a rough sketch of what the bones of the deer look like. Here you see how the vertebrae of the deer go from the neck all the way up to inside the little tail. And what I find the most important is to figure out how the leg bones work, and they go in a sort of zigzag shape. Once you know that, you can s...”
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Course summary for: Anthropomorphic Character Creation
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Character Design, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Félicie Haymoz
A course by Félicie Haymoz
NYC-based Swiss character designer Félicie Haymoz has a range of experience in creating unique characters for animated films, TV, and advertisements.
She has worked with director Wes Anderon as lead character designer for his animated films Fantastic Mr. Fox (2007) and Isle of Dogs (2015). Her long list of clients includes Netflix, Warner Bros, Nexus Films, Agile Films, and Aardman animation. Félicie also gives talks and lectures on animation, and has been a guest speaker at the School of Visual Arts in NYC, Parsons School for Design, Paris, and Pictoplasma Festival in Berlin. In 2010, she wrote, produced, and directed her first short film Je Maudis Ma Nuit, which was selected for festivals across Europe and was screened in France and Switzerland.
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