Retro Character Design for Animation
Volumetric vs. Graphic. Two sides of the same coin.
A course by Venturia Animation Studios , Animation Studio
Joined June 2019
About the video: Volumetric vs. Graphic. Two sides of the same coin.
Overview
“In this lesson I will share with you a super useful tool to learn to observe the differences between the different decades of animation: the comparison between volumetric drawing vs. graphic drawing ”
In this video lesson Venturia Animation Studios addresses the topic: Volumetric vs. Graphic. Two sides of the same coin., which is part of the Domestika online course: Retro Character Design for Animation. Learn to design characters by recreating the styles of the golden age of animation.
Partial transcription of the video
“VOLUMETRIC VS. GRAPHIC TWO FACES OF THE SAME CURRENCY Since we saw those three principles of cartooning, The first thing I want you to know is that observing is key. The one who knows how to observe has half the career done. We will see a very important tool and is the comparison between volumetric and graphic, between the volumetric style and the graphic style. Then let's see it. GRAPHIC VS VOLUMETRIC (DIMENSIONS) What is it about differentiating the graphical from the volumetric? This has to do with the dimensions. That is, a character, let's take for example to Nick, the fox of "Zootopia...”
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Course summary for: Retro Character Design for Animation
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Category
3D & Animation, Illustration -
Areas
2D Animation, 3D Character Design, Animation

Venturia Animation Studios
A course by Venturia Animation Studios
Juan Manuel Urbina is the director and founder of Bogotá-based Venturia Animation Studios. He's also an expert at telling exciting stories using a blend of classic animation and 3D. Venturia Animation Studios has worked on projects for Netflix, HBO, Warner Brothers Records, and Walt Disney World, among others.
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