Expressive Character Creation for Animation
How does your character express himself? 2
A course by Felipe Rodriguez , Character Designer and Illustrator
About the video: How does your character express himself? 2
Overview
“Here I will talk to you a little about the psychology of the character, the asymmetry and the contrast in the expressions to get out of the basic expressions a bit. ”
In this video lesson Felipe Rodriguez addresses the topic: How does your character express himself? 2, 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? At this point I'm starting to clean up the expressions. What I have in mind is to create very fluid strokes that they contribute me in direction and rhythm to tell better that expression that I already have. I have raised well how the expression goes, but what I do here is tighten the lines, think what is the rhythm I want to give each of those lines. I'm cleaning. In this case it is much more about the direction of the line and of force. As we mentioned, everything comes together to a certain extent, the eyebrows towards the nose also pointed, versu...”
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Course summary for: Expressive Character Creation for Animation
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Category
3D & Animation, Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Character Design, Digital Illustration, Digital Painting

Felipe Rodriguez
A course by Felipe Rodriguez
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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