Anthropomorphic Character Creation
The Human Safari
A course by Félicie Haymoz , Character Designer and Illustrator
About the video: The Human Safari
Overview
“Let's go on the hunt and learn to see the animal hidden in people! This is more like taking notes and getting inspired. ”
In this video lesson Félicie Haymoz addresses the topic: The Human Safari, 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
“The Human Safari As we've seen in the previous lesson, anthropomorphic animals have been there throughout history and now we're gonna go on a hunt to learn how to see the animal in people around us. By doing this, it's like taking little notes and you'll create a little notebook full of ideas you can use later on for your character. Let's go on a human safari. Remember, we're going on a hunt for wild animals here so you'll need portable tools. Here I have a very portable sketchbook. You can bring your favorite pen. I like to use this brush because here we're doing more of a gesture drawing ...”
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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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