Retro Character Design for Animation

Overview

“In this lesson you will learn the main characteristics of the rubberhose style, based on iconic examples of the time and some anecdotes of its history. I will use the concepts learned in the previous unit (the structure, the line of action and the silhouette) to be able to define what makes it so special and different from all the others. ”

In this video lesson Venturia Animation Studios addresses the topic: Rubberhose Beginnings of the golden age of American animation., 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

“RUBBERHOSE BEGINNINGS OF THE GOLDEN TIME OF NORTH AMERICAN ANIMATION We already have our basic principles of cartooning very clear. So now let's see the first era, the twenties. The first big thing that happened was the premiere of "Steamboat Willie" and Mickey Mouse, the release of the character we know. This era was characterized by putting a lot of emphasis in graphic humor, in visual smoke and in visual gags. Then let's see it in more detail. RUBBER-HOSE 20'S The golden age of American animation had its beginnings in the late twenties and it spread more or less in the mid-thirties, but ...”

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Course summary for: Retro Character Design for Animation

• Level: Beginner
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• 4562 students
• 6 units
• 18 lessons (2h 1m)
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• Category

  3D & Animation, Illustration

• Areas

  2D Animation, 3D Character Design, Animation