Playful Animated Character Design with Cinema 4D
Modeling a Character Base 2
A course by Alex Kiesling , Digital Painter, 3D Artist, and Animator
Joined February 2020
About the video: Modeling a Character Base 2
Overview
“Now that you have a basic understanding of the software, I will show you how to model the character base, starting from the drain tube and the lid.”
In this video lesson Alex Kiesling addresses the topic: Modeling a Character Base 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Playful Animated Character Design with Cinema 4D. Learn how to model, build, and animate engaging characters using the tools of Cinema 4D and After Effects.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Modeling a Character Base We have a basic understanding of Cinema 4D's layout. Let's model our character. You can get the project attached to this course but I'd recommend that you create your original piece. For the scene, let's go and create a Camera. Press the button up here so that you're using the camera while you're searching around. Set the camera into a good position. It will take some figuring out for now. We'll see if this matches. Let's set a Tube down, I think that will be good for our base. Here are little parameters you can change, these little tiny dots right here. Start ma...”
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Course summary for: Playful Animated Character Design with Cinema 4D
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Category
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Software
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Areas
3D, 3D Animation, 3D Character Design, 3D Modeling, Animated Illustration, Animation, Art Direction, Character Animation, Character Design

Alex Kiesling
A course by Alex Kiesling
Alex Kiesling is a digital painter, 3D Artist, and Animator born in Wisconsin, US. He first began exploring art in the early 2000s via Tumblr. He later went on to graduate from Rhode Island School of Design as an illustrator. While still in search of his style, he moved to New York City, and started his career working in a children’s app company. There he found an appreciation for art that was more playful and began growing a following on social media, which attracted clients. He later left his job to pursue his freelance work full-time.
Now, Alex works in editorial and advertising for commercial brands. He has worked for companies including Apple, Google, MTV, Adobe, and The New York Times, and shares his work with over 45K followers on Instagram.
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