Anthropomorphic Character Creation
Adding Shadow and Light
A course by Félicie Haymoz , Character Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Adding Shadow and Light
Overview
“Now it is time to add light and to refine and add further nuances.”
In this video lesson Félicie Haymoz addresses the topic: Adding Shadow and Light, 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
“Adding Shadow and Light In this lesson I'll show you my way of adding shadow and light to your character, and I'm also gonna show you how I use a simple black and white layer, to check the contrast on your character. First you can see that I've cleaned up a little bit the skin part of my cat, so I have here this layer with the skin, and if I get into more detail, you can see that I have added, using this type of brush, like a little fur, texture, and some little details. The eyes are not totally cleaned up yet. I'm sort of proceeding step by step in terms of cleaning up the imagery, but it'...”
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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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