Specialization in Concept Art: Creative design of characters and scenarios

Overview

“Now that we have a concept and a bolstered mental library to work from, let's get to building the character. To get this process started, I will demonstrate how to use a mannequin to plot out the direction in which you'd like your character to go. This will establish a neutral starting point to work from, as you build the figure of your character.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Constructing the Character: Proportions 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Specialization in Concept Art: Creative design of characters and scenarios. Learn to create immersive worlds and expressive characters through the concept art, with an approach to narration, environments and characters design..

Partial transcription of the video

“So the first thing we're going to do is to use a mannequin, a really simplified form of the human body to sort of plot out what we want our character to be doing. Think about yourself as a god in a photo studio. and You're just moving and turning the camera and the figure so you get it exactly how you want it. This same mental exercise will work quite well when we're starting to apply color and light. So I'll bring you back to it, but keep that in mind. We're doing simplified exercises so that we can keep control. So the mannequin is relatively easy. to construct. So you do Bye. Circle. the...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in Concept Art: Creative design of characters and scenarios

• Level: Beginner
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• 900 students
• 6 units
• 110 lessons (1d 0h 21m)
• 52 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  3D, 3D Modeling, Character Design, Concept Art, Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Digital Painting