À propos de ce cours : In this course you will explore concepts and approaches involved in creating successful character designs that can be applied to video games. Following a first week delving into some foundational concepts for successful character design, each of the remaining three weeks are structured as a "master class" where you will observe three professional character designers at work in the studio: Andy Ristaino (Adventure Time), Jacky Ke Jiang (Journey), and Robertryan Cory (SpongeBob SquarePants). Each designer will take on two different design challenges on the fly and address the various issues in designing characters for games, such as movement, expression, and technical limitations. At the end of each week you will have an opportunity to try out some of the concepts from that week's lesson on characters of your own design. This is a fun and engaging class especially useful for students interested in animation in film and TV as well as games, and is suitable for students of any drawing ability.

Créé par : California Institute of the Arts

Enseigné par : Fran Krause, Faculty, Character Animation
School of Film/Video

Informations de base	Cours 4 de 5 dans Game Design: Art and Concepts Specialization
Niveau	Beginner
Engagement	4 Weeks, 4 - 6 hours per week
Langue	English
Comment réussir	Réussissez tous les devoirs notés pour terminer le cours.
Notes des utilisateurs	4.6 étoiles Note moyenne des utilisateurs 4.6Voir ce que disent les étudiants

Programme de cours

SEMAINE 1

Week 1: About Character

In this first week of the course, we will explore some of the major concepts involved in creating compelling, unique, and purposeful characters. These ideas will provide the basis for your assignment this week and lay the groundwork for our visits with professional designers in the coming weeks.

5 vidéos, 2 lectures

Reading: About this Course
Reading: An Important Question
Discussion Prompt: Choose Your Own Character
Vidéo: Density
Vidéo: Mood & Story
Vidéo: Proportion
Vidéo: Week 1 Homework

Noté: One Character, Three Ways

SEMAINE 2

Week 2: Technical Challenges

This week, we visit Andy Ristaino, a character designer who has created many of the ingenious characters for the animated series Adventure Time.

5 vidéos, 2 lectures

Reading: Introducing Andy Ristaino
Reading: Resource: Andy's drawings
Vidéo: Refining the Explorer
Vidéo: Drawing the Alien
Vidéo: Refining the Alien
Vidéo: Week 2 Homework

Noté: Opposites Attract

SEMAINE 3

Week 3: Design with Purpose

This week, we visit Jacky Ke Jiang, an animator who has worked as a character designer for both Disney Feature Animation and in video games. Jacky will discuss working in both 2D and 3D modes as he completes his challenges.

4 vidéos, 2 lectures

Reading: Introducing Jacky Ke Jiang
Reading: Resource: Jacky's drawings
Vidéo: 2D Tablet Drawing
Vidéo: 3D Modeling
Vidéo: Week 3 Homework

Noté: Observe and Adapt

SEMAINE 4

Week 4: Find Your Character

This week, we see Robertryan Cory in action. Cory is an a character designer known for his work on shows like SpongeBob SquarePants, Ren & Stimpy, and Gravity Falls.

8 vidéos, 4 lectures

Reading: Introducing Robertryan Cory
Reading: Resource: Robertryan's drawings
Vidéo: Refining the Pig
Vidéo: Drawing the Sheep
Vidéo: Refining the Sheep, Part 1
Vidéo: Refining the Sheep, Part 2
Vidéo: Working in Animation
Reading: Introducing Robertryan Cory (again)
Vidéo: Robertryan Studio Follow-Up
Vidéo: Week 4 Homework
Reading: Course Credits

Noté: Outside Inspiration

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Créateurs

California Institute of the Arts

CalArts has earned an international reputation as the leading college of the visual and performing arts in the United States. Offering rigorous undergraduate and graduate degree programs through six schools—Art, Critical Studies, Dance, Film/Video, Music, and Theater—CalArts has championed creative excellence, critical reflection, and the development of new forms and expressions.

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Notation et examens

Note moyenne 4.6 sur 5 sur 524 notes

Great course, I am close to finishing it, and I've learned a lot. Thank you very much

Loved the way Fran taught and laid out this course! The assignments were top notch; really required some creative thinking. And I enjoyed all 3 of the interviews. It was great to see the different perspectives of professional artists.

I'd totally recommend this course to anyone! It was a lot of fun!

I loved this course and super recommend it to any one who wants to either boost his own characters designs or who wants to hear inspiring interviews from successful character designers! The course is full of valuable insights about the character design itself and hints on landing the jobs in this field.