Playful Animated Character Design with Cinema 4D
Modeling a Character Base 3
A course by Alex Kiesling , Digital Painter, 3D Artist, and Animator
Joined February 2020
Joined February 2020
About the video: Modeling a Character Base 3
Overview
“Here I will model the character itself. I will start by creating the eyes, lips, and ears of the monster. Then, I will complete the base for the character by modeling its body.”
In this video lesson Alex Kiesling addresses the topic: Modeling a Character Base 3, 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've made the sewage drain for our monster. Now, let's create the character. I'm happy with how the sewage drain is looking, so let's go right into modeling the eyes. Similar to cubes, we have spheres. Spheres are helpful, and you can change to different spheres depending on what you want. We can do Icosahedron, a complete Hemisphere, Tetrahedron, Octahedron, and other things. In this case, we will keep it Standard. Let's do another null and call this one Eye Instance. Also, this one will be called Eye Instance. Let's rotate this around. Coordinates, 90 degrees....”
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Course summary for: Playful Animated Character Design with Cinema 4D
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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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