Character Design Process: Concept Art and Visual Development

What are visual development and concept art

A course by Francesco Mazza , Character Designer

Character Designer. Inglaterra, United Kingdom.
Joined January 2022
100% positive reviews (26)
1,453 students
Audio: Italian
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About the video: What are visual development and concept art

Overview

“Now we will explore together the role of visual development artist and concept artist within an audiovisual production. Furthermore, I will talk about style as a fundamental element to learn to recognize in order to do this job best and I will introduce the five ingredients of style.”

In this video lesson Francesco Mazza addresses the topic: What are visual development and concept art, which is part of the Domestika online course: Character Design Process: Concept Art and Visual Development. Learn the techniques and principles of character design to bring your unique characters to life. .

Partial transcription of the video

“HI, thank you for taking part in my course. The final project of this course will be visual development boards that will include a character, a prop and a setting, all consistent with each other. These tables can then act as a forerunner to create your project personal or more simply to find your personal style. All after a cure research that we will do together step by step. To start this lesson I will explain what they are Visual Development and Concept Art, then I'll tell you about the roles of these two disciplines within a production. Also I will explain to you how I set up this course...”

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Course summary for: Character Design Process: Concept Art and Visual Development

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (26)
  • 1453 students
  • 4 units
  • 26 lessons (5h 14m)
  • 2 downloads
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Software

    Adobe Photoshop, Procreate
  • Areas

    Character Design, Concept Art, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration

Francesco Mazza

Francesco Mazza
A course by Francesco Mazza

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Character Designer

Francesco Mazza is a character designer and creative director with a distinguished career in the animation and video game industry.

He has worked for renowned studios such as Studio Bozzetto and Blue Zoo Animation, collaborating on projects for Disney Italia, Toyota and the BBC. His passion for visual art has led him to found Kid Onion Studio, where he is currently developing his most ambitious project, "River Tails: Stronger Together".

Francesco's experience covers a wide range of styles and techniques, from artistic direction to the development of visual concepts, marking his career with a constant search for innovation and creative expression.


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Character Design Process: Concept Art and Visual Development. Illustration course by Francesco Mazza

Character Design Process: Concept Art and Visual Development

A course by Francesco Mazza
Character Designer. Inglaterra, United Kingdom.
Joined January 2022
  • 100% positive reviews (26)
  • 1,453 students