Anthropomorphic Character Creation
Cleaning up and Blocking the Colors 1
A course by Félicie Haymoz , Character Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Cleaning up and Blocking the Colors 1
Overview
“Let's take matters to Photoshop to clean up and check the proportions of your character.”
In this video lesson Félicie Haymoz addresses the topic: Cleaning up and Blocking the Colors 1, 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
“Cleaning up and Blocking the Colors Welcome to the final unit of this class. Now we're gonna move to Photoshop and digitally color our character. This is a really exciting phase because it really brings the character to life. First, I'm gonna show you how to clean up your drawing and how to block the colors. The first part, of course, is to open a new document. I wanted to talk to you about the settings I pick for my characters, and this is quite important. I draw very small characters, but then I wanna be able to enlarge them if, let's say, my client wants to do a big print of it, so I alw...”
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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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