Bring humour to your 3D animations in Blender
Sketching Characters
A course by Leanne Rule , Illustrator and animator
About the video: Sketching Characters
Overview
“Characters are essential in any story! Therefore, now you will learn to decide how you want your characters to look and what kind of energy you want them to have. ”
In this video lesson Leanne Rule addresses the topic: Sketching Characters, which is part of the Domestika online course: Bring humour to your 3D animations in Blender. Learn the basic tools in Blender and 3D animation to create hilarious and memorable characters..
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, we're going to be starting to sketch out our characters and add a bit of personality to their designs using some references. So for these characters, three immediate references come to my mind. The first one is for the worm, and it's actually the first 3D character I think I ever made when I started out, or at least the first one I made move. So this was the first character I made move. I'm going to start by drawing a 3D character, and I'm going to add a bit of personality to it. I think it was because I didn't know what I was doing, but I did know how to make basic shapes. ...”
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Course summary for: Bring humour to your 3D animations in Blender
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Category
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Software
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Areas
3D, 3D Animation, 3D Character Design, 3D Modeling

Leanne Rule
A course by Leanne Rule
Leanne Rule is an accomplished illustrator and animator who graduated from Arts University Bournemouth with a first-class degree in Illustration (with animation). Her unique approach to combining illustration and animation allows her to infuse her work with humor and capture funny moments in her slightly wonky 3D universe.
With an impressive portfolio that includes collaborations with renowned brands like Nike, The New Yorker, Buzzfeed, and Giphy, Leanne brings her expertise and passion to this course, sharing her techniques and insights to help aspiring animators develop their skills and unleash their creativity.
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