Creative 3D Characters with 3ds Max
Introduction
A course by Laurie Rowan , Animator, Illustrator, and Director
About the video: Introduction
Overview
“In this lesson, I want to say hello. I’m going to tell you a bit about myself. Where I’m from, how and why I started making characters, my creative journey to where I am now and what it is about the creative process that excites me. ”
In this video lesson Laurie Rowan addresses the topic: Introduction, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative 3D Characters with 3ds Max. Convert hand-drawn sketches into playful 3D characters and discover your own unique style.
Partial transcription of the video
“Introduction Hi and welcome to the course. In this lesson I'll tell you about myself. I'm Laurie Rowan and I've been creating and animating strange characters since I was young. I grew up in a village in North Wales where there was a lot of mountains, lots of fields and lots of time. As a kid I aspired to tell stories through characters and animation. An early memory is borrowing my dad's video camera and recording claymation animations or animations with toys with comic books as scripts. When my dad got a Mac computer, that opened up new possibilities for me. I used to sit for hours learni...”
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Course summary for: Creative 3D Characters with 3ds Max
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Category
3D & Animation -
Software
3ds Max -
Areas
3D, 3D Character Design, 3D Design, 3D Modeling, Animation, Character Design

Laurie Rowan
A course by Laurie Rowan
Laurie Rowan is an animator, illustrator, and director specializing in creating fun and vibrant 3D characters. For over thirteen years, he has been animating in a technical capacity, and has developed his signature style more recently over the past few years.
His client list includes Oppo, MTV, Pictoplasma, and Microsoft, as well as direction work on behalf of Nexus Studios. His projects have been screened and exhibited internationally and he is a frequent speaker at universities and creative design events.
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