Character Design Process: Concept Art and Visual Development

Analyzing style: form and abstraction

A course by Francesco Mazza , Character Designer

100% positive reviews (26)

1,453 students

Audio: Italian

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About the video: Analyzing style: form and abstraction

Overview

“The second ingredient of style that we will analyze will be the form and its abstraction. You will understand how famous productions play with shapes to have a unique and inimitable style and I will give examples using my own design. ”

In this video lesson Francesco Mazza addresses the topic: Analyzing style: form and abstraction, 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 ingredients that help us define a style there is certainly the shape and its abstraction. Let's see how in this lesson. But what is form? I'd like to start with a sentence to explain it. There can be a shape that has no volume but there cannot be a volume that has no shape. We talked about volume in the previous lesson and it is very important to understand how the concept of volume and shape are concepts that coexist but are fundamentally different. Being able to understand the differences and being able to exploit both the concepts of volume and shape in a way diverse is a very ...”

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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

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.