Anthropomorphic Character Creation
A course by Félicie Haymoz , Character Designer and Illustrator
Learn the creative process behind designing and illustrating fantastic animal characters full of personality
Félicie Haymoz is a character designer with a passion for creating animal characters with human qualities and unique personalities. She has created characters for animated films such as Fantastic Mr. Fox, as well as for TV, and advertisements. Her clients include Netflix, Warner Bros., and Aardman animation.
Discover how to create enchanting characters using watercolors and digital illustration techniques on Photoshop. Learn about animal anatomy, how to give your character human qualities, create an original costume, and interpret a professional character brief for an animation project. Are you ready to create your unique anthropomorphic character?
What will you learn in this online course?
18 lessons & 27 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (209)
- 5,254 students
- 18 lessons (3h 5m)
- 27 additional resources (7 files)
- Online and at your own pace
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- Audio: English, German, Spanish, Spanish (Latam), French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Turkish
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- Level: Beginner
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Adobe PhotoshopWhat is this course's project?
Design and illustrate an anthropomorphic animal character, giving it its own personality by using watercolors and digital techniques in Photoshop.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for illustrators who want to design original characters with professional techniques. Those who want to learn fun ways to improve their drawing or watercolor painting skills will also enjoy the course.
Requirements and materials
To take this course, basic skills in drawing, watercolor painting, and anatomy are required. If you choose to color your characters digitally with Photoshop in the last unit, basic notions of the software are also required.
As for materials, you will need watercolors, paint brushes, a pencil, an eraser, and watercolor paper.
If you want to add color digitally as Félicie does in the course, you will also need a computer with Adobe Photoshop and a scanner, and a graphics tablet (optional).
Reviews
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.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Introduction
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Influences
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What Will We Do in This Course?
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U2
Watercolor and Imagination
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Materials and Opening Your Imagination
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Basic Animal Structure and Principles of Anatomy
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From Realism to a Fun Little Character: Jump in the Pool!
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U3
Creating a Brief for Your Character
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Famous Anthropomorphic Animals
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The Human Safari
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The Brief
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Costume and Colors
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U4
On Paper
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Drawing the Face: from Realistic to Adding Personality
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Creating the Body and Posing
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Getting the Final Drawing
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U5
Digital
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Cleaning up and Blocking the Colors 1
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Cleaning Up and Blocking the Colors 2
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Adding Shadow and Light
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Adding Final Touches 1
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Adding Final Touches 2
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FP
Final project
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Anthropomorphic Character Creation
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Excelente curso!
I found it very useful to see the workflow of this artist. I think there are many valuable lessons one can get from this course from creative to technical ones, from small details to the big idea. It is also very inspiring and it gives you the confidence to try for yourself and it also guides you through the process.
Buen curso, las explicaciones muy claras incluso en cuestiones que no son muy sencillas de entender, más que nada para iniciantes. Ojalá hubiera encontrado este curso mucho antes. Muy recomendable!!!
Corso molto stimolante e ben fatto , nelle risorse trovi spunti interessanti, spero di poter fare altri corsi con questo insegnante!
Voy por la unidad 2 y me está encantando. La profesora explica muy bien, es divertido, despierta la creatividad y aporta numerosos recursos muy útiles. Diría que es un curso de 10.