Specialization in Fictional Character Design and Illustration

Course summary

• M1: Getting Inspired

  • Introduction

  • Influences | Jackie Droujko

  • Influences | Félicie Haymoz

  • Influences | Tania Yakunova

  • Influences | Joel Santana

  • Influences | Nicholas Kole

• M2: Captivating and Dynamic Character Creation

  • Working with Lines

  • Using Shapes to Your Advantage

  • Volumes and Proportion

  • Simplifying for Storytelling

  • Gathering References

  • Sketching the Skater

  • Colouring

  • Rendering 1

  • Rendering 2

  • Character Exploration 1

  • Character Exploration 2

  • Setting up the Scene

  • Polishing the Character 1

  • Polishing the Character 2

  • Lighting and Final Touches

• M3: Anthropomorphic Character Creation

  • Materials and Opening Your Imagination

  • Basic Animal Structure and Principles of Anatomy

  • From Realism to a Fun Little Character: Jump in the Pool!

  • Famous Anthropomorphic Animals

  • The Human Safari

  • The Brief

  • Costume and Colors

  • Drawing the Face: from Realistic to Adding Personality

  • Creating the Body and Posing

  • Getting the Final Drawing

  • Cleaning up and Blocking the Colors 1

  • Cleaning Up and Blocking the Colors 2

  • Adding Shadow and Light

  • Adding Final Touches 1

  • Adding Final Touches 2

• M4: Character Exploration for Expressive Illustration

  • Shapes, Emotions, and Synesthesia

  • Shapes and Personalities 1

  • Shapes and Personalities 2

  • Dynamics and Movement

  • A Diversity of Characters: Bodies and Scales

  • The Choice of Colors

  • Research and Sketching

  • Composition, Rhythm, and Dynamics

  • Lettering and Fine-Tuning

  • Tracing and Coloring in Adobe Illustrator 1

  • Tracing and Coloring in Adobe Illustrator 2

  • Texturing in Adobe Photoshop

  • Final Touches and Export

• M5: Digital Painting for Characters: Color and Light

  • Our Workspace and Brushes

  • Sphere Studies - Color, Light and Shadows

  • Sphere Studies - Modifications

  • Sphere Studies - Textures and Blur

  • Creating a Moodboard and Importing Our Character Sketch

  • Masking Our Character

  • Flatting Our Character

  • Defining Placement of Keylight

  • Values and Color - White Fur

  • Values and Color - The Gun

  • Values and Color - Refining the Fur

  • Refining Lights, Shadows and Textures - Gauntlets

  • Finalizing the Image - Final Details, Glow and Blur

  • Finalizing the Image - Highlights and Shadows

  • Finalizing the Image - color editing and export

• M6: Fantasy Character Design in Procreate

  • Asking a Question

  • Making a Mind Map

  • Creating a Mood Board

  • Thumbnailing 1

  • Thumbnailing 2

  • Flow and Line of Action

  • Barcodes and Ladders

  • Tightening the Sketch 1

  • Tightening the Sketch 2

  • Tightening the Sketch 3

  • Masking 1

  • Masking 2

  • Color Strategy and Harmony 1

  • Color Strategy and Harmony 2

  • Hard and Soft Shadows 1

  • Hard and Soft Shadows 2

  • Ambient Occlusion

  • Finishing Touches 1

  • Finishing Touches 2

• Final project

  • Specialization in Fictional Character Illustration