Concept Art: Character Design & Worldbuilding

Overview

“This section will focus on the final touches, softening outlines to manage attention, blending textures, and adding final drop shadows. ”

In this video lesson Even Amundsen addresses the topic: Refining and Rendering 3, which is part of the Domestika online course: Concept Art: Character Design & Worldbuilding. Explore color, texture, lighting, and layers to create memorable protagonists that tell a story with every detail.

Partial transcription of the video

“ Refining and Rendering As with the lighting mannequin we did earlier, the light comes from behind the character so I'm trying to reduce the character in my mind anyway. His head, shoulders, and all the forms will be hit by this light down to their simplest form. I'm trying to hit them so that I can use this light not only to create drama but also to show those three-dimensional shapes. At the side of the head, for example, I have to try and move my vision away from where the camera is at the moment and try and see the true roundness of this object, and think, "Where will the light hit the...”

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Course summary for: Concept Art: Character Design & Worldbuilding

• Level: Beginner
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• 26519 students
• 4 units
• 19 lessons (3h 46m)
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• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Procreate

• Areas

  Character Design, Concept Art, Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Digital Painting, Traditional illustration