Anthropomorphic Character Creation
Drawing the Face: from Realistic to Adding Personality
A course by Félicie Haymoz , Character Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Drawing the Face: from Realistic to Adding Personality
Overview
“In this lesson, we will be drawing the face from references to then add personality and character to the face - eyebrows, eyes, and take a look at how to find the right balance between animal and human.”
In this video lesson Félicie Haymoz addresses the topic: Drawing the Face: from Realistic to Adding Personality, 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
“Drawing the Face: From Realistic to Adding Personality In this lesson we'll start drawing the face of our character, and for this I'm using soft paper and my Col-Erase pencil. You can use any fine pencil you have to draw fine lines. And now I'm taking the beautiful pictures that I took of Felini, my muse, and I'm gonna start by first drawing a realistic portrait of him. What's important about this first drawing is to spend more time looking at your picture and your reference than at the drawing you're making. This is not about doing a perfect drawing. It's really about observing all the lit...”
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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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