Design of Characters for Video Games and Apps

Overview

“Finally, I will give you a series of useful tips to build a good portfolio as a character designer. This will help you if you want to enter the working field of the world of video games for mobile platforms.”

In this video lesson Nicolas Castro addresses the topic: Tips and recommendations for building your portfolio, which is part of the Domestika online course: Design of Characters for Video Games and Apps. Learn to create characters and show them in a style guide.

Partial transcription of the video

“Now that we have reached the end of the course, I will give some "tips" and recommendations to consider when approaching our portfolio and presenting it to the client or labor market. Sometimes we do not know how to approach the project, the way forward to show the work to potential clients as illustrators and video game designers. Although there are very specific roles within the market, in Latin America, the generalist profiles are very much appreciated . It's a double-edged sword, but is valued with knowledge of design and animation, even if they are basic. Illustrating for the medium of...”

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Course summary for: Design of Characters for Video Games and Apps

• Level: Beginner
• 98% positive reviews (120)
• 2305 students
• 4 units
• 13 lessons (2h 1m)
• 13 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  App Development, Character Design, Digital Illustration, Game Design, Video Games