Expressive Character Creation for Animation

Overview

“When you need to move your character you must be clear about its structure so, in this lesson, I will show you how you can try to solve them using the style rules you have already established, this will facilitate your perception and give richness to the expressions you explore.”

In this video lesson Felipe Rodriguez addresses the topic: How does your character express himself? 1, 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

“How does your character express himself? Our characters are actors who play a role, so in this lesson I invite you to act alongside your character using photographs of you as a reference for their expressions. Let's start. Here I have the photos I took. It is very important that when doing your reference exercise think about the character. I took these photographs thinking about the moments that the character will have starting at a time when he will be much more arrogant. When the story begins will be trusted and at other times he will be scared or surprised. He will be very affected by wh...”

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Course summary for: Expressive Character Creation for Animation

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (59)
• 1297 students
• 5 units
• 20 lessons (5h 11m)
• 25 downloads

• Category

  3D & Animation, Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Character Design, Digital Illustration, Digital Painting