Character Design Process: Concept Art and Visual Development
Analyze the style: the volume
A course by Francesco Mazza , Character Designer
About the video: Analyze the style: the volume
Overview
“The first ingredient we are going to analyze will be the volume! You'll see how volume is used to define the style of several famous productions and how we can use it to our advantage. ”
In this video lesson Francesco Mazza addresses the topic: Analyze the style: the volume, 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
“Among the main ingredients that help us define style. volume definitely stands out. In this lesson. we will explore the topic by analyzing images. artists. and renowned productions. and then we will draw our conclusions from this analysis. We cannot ignore that in physics. volume is the measure of space occupied by a body. It's evaluated using many different units of measure. yet for our purposes here. we won't delve into those technical details and volume in terms of design. In terms of design. volume signifies the spatial extent that an object occupies in three-dimensional space. The term...”
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Course summary for: Character Design Process: Concept Art and Visual Development
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Character Design, Concept Art, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration
Francesco Mazza
A course by Francesco Mazza
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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