Drawing Animal Characters with Human Personalities
Adding Costumes and Props
A course by Florian Satzinger , Character Designer
Joined November 2021
Joined November 2021
About the video: Adding Costumes and Props
Overview
“Next, I will add some additional items to the characters to make them more and more come alive. ”
In this video lesson Florian Satzinger addresses the topic: Adding Costumes and Props, which is part of the Domestika online course: Drawing Animal Characters with Human Personalities. Explore anatomy, perspective, volume, light, and shadow to bring human-like animal characters to life on the page.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Adding Costumes and Props This lesson is all about props and costumes. I'll start again with the duck. For this, I have the second version of the design here in front of me. We'll turn on the light table, get a new piece of paper, and place it over the character. I'll start with the costume of the character. I have in mind the pictures I showed you before of the old drawings, of the two drivers riding a motorcycle. I think I will give the design a certain steampunk-ish feel. Let's see. I'll start with the suit which covers the body. The beak, which isn't covered by any costume. I will pro...”
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Course summary for: Drawing Animal Characters with Human Personalities
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Character Design, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Traditional illustration
Florian Satzinger
A course by Florian Satzinger
Florian Satzinger is an Austria-based character designer and visual development artist. Inspired by the classic, hand-drawn Disney films of his childhood, he went on to study fine arts and animation before launching his freelance career. After building a portfolio of advertising projects, he ventured into the animation industry, creating poster and cover art for Looney Tunes Magazine. Impressed by his illustrations, the Vice President of Walt Disney International contacted him and invited him to join the development team.
During his time at Warner Bros. and Disney, Florian collaborated on some of the most iconic cartoon characters in history, including Donald and Daisy Duck, Mickey Mouse, Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, and Sylvester. He has also worked for businesses like The Zanuck Company, ReelFX, Space Age Films, Psyop, Ravensburger North America, Facebook, Budweiser, Coca-Cola, Red Bull, and Snapchat. In addition to the art he’s created for the animation and comic-book industry, he illustrates satirical cartoon caricatures that are regularly displayed in galleries like the Caricature Museum in Krems, Austria.
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