Expressive Character Creation for Animation

Story Moments

A course by Felipe Rodriguez , Character Designer and Illustrator

Character Designer and Illustrator. Bogota, Colombia.
Joined July 2016
100% positive reviews (59)
1,352 students
Audio: Spanish
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About the video: Story Moments

Overview

“This lesson is about selecting the moments that will best represent your character, we'll talk a bit about the hero's journey and how characters evolve as they progress through the story. We will also look for references to show a change in clothing and hairstyle on the same character. ”

In this video lesson Felipe Rodriguez addresses the topic: Story Moments, which is part of the Domestika online course: Expressive Character Creation for Animation . Illustrate unforgettable characters based on a narrative idea and bring them to life through their expressions and poses.

Partial transcription of the video

“Story Moments if you know your story your character will be more connected with her and you will be able to teach a much more structured project. Design work should be useful to animators, so it is important to consider all parts of the narrative. Accompany me. the hero's journey Now that we are going to start talking about the story moments and we will begin to create the expressions and poses of our character, It is very important that we talk about the hero's journey. It is a structure, a narrative scheme, explained by Joseph Campbell in his book "The hero of a thousand faces", where he ...”

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Course summary for: Expressive Character Creation for Animation

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (59)
  • 1352 students
  • 5 units
  • 20 lessons (5h 11m)
  • 25 downloads
  • Category

    3D & Animation, Illustration
  • Software

    Adobe Photoshop
  • Areas

    Character Design, Digital Illustration, Digital Painting

Felipe Rodriguez

Felipe Rodriguez
A course by Felipe Rodriguez

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Character Designer and Illustrator

Felipe Rodriguez is a freelance illustrator and character designer who uses his expertise to help create animated TV series and films.

He has collaborated on a range of projects for the British Council, Storytime Magazine, and the Mexican animation studio Ánima Estudios, including two projects for Netflix: season 2 of Legend Quest and El camino de Xico. He has also had the opportunity to work with several Colombian studios like TunjaYork, Diptongo, and Mompozt.


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Expressive Character Creation for Animation . Illustration, 3D, and Animation course by Felipe Rodriguez

Expressive Character Creation for Animation

A course by Felipe Rodriguez
Character Designer and Illustrator. Bogota, Colombia.
Joined July 2016
  • 100% positive reviews (59)
  • 1,352 students