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Character Design
INTRO
Introduction (0:18)
How To Get The Most Out Of This Course
Download the Course Workbook PDF (100 Pages) Here! (0:19)
Start Drawing: Instantly Draw a Better Human Frame! (9:27)
Action Item: Post Your Sketch!
WARM-UP SKETCHING EXERCISES
Intro (0:12)
Read This First: The Importance of Being Loose
Warm Up Exercises (16:17)
THE TOOLS OF THE ARTIST
Intro (0:14)
Key Drawing Tools (8:15)
Top Paper Recommendation (3:47)
Top Pencil Set Recommendation (5:51)
Top Pen Recommendation (3:47)
Scanning Your Artwork PT 1/2 (0:35)
Scanning Your Artwork PT 2/2 (2:26)
SILHOUETTES
Intro (0:23)
Character Silhouettes PT 1/2 (12:49)
Character Silhouettes PT 2/2 (19:57)
Elf Clothing Concept (6:11)
Elf Sword Silhouettes (12:46)
Architecture Silhouettes (10:26)
Action Item: Post Your Silhouettes!
SHAPE LANGUAGE
Intro (0:29)
Friendly vs. Mean Visual Identifiers (3:37)
Peanut Brothers Shape Language (11:37)
Random Word Challenge Demo: Dragon PT 1/2 (16:05)
Random Word Challenge Demo: Dragon PT 2/2 (24:44)
DEMO: Good vs. Evil Cartoon Characters (Worksheet) (27:41)
DRAWING THE HUMAN HEAD
Intro (0:21)
Formula for Drawing the Head (2:27)
Master Study (5:33)
Eyes (14:37)
Mouth (11:48)
Nose (6:35)
Ears (4:44)
DEMO: Putting It All Together (12:22)
Drawing Features on Cartoon Faces (Worksheet) (4:41)
THE HUMAN FIGURE
Intro (0:19)
The Human Figure (5:14)
The Arm Inner, Outer (Highlighted) (15:00)
DEMO: The Arm (27:57)
The Leg (Highlighted) (14:26)
DEMO: The Hand (Palm and Profile) (9:56)
DEMO: The Leg (29:11)
DEMO: CREATING THE ORC (DIGITAL MEDIA)
Intro (0:18)
Rough Stage: Silhouette: Orc Front View (14:19)
Rough Stage: Gesture Drawing: Orc Front View (30:13)
Refined Stage: Linework: Orc Front View (43:35)
Refined: Linework: Orc Back View (35:40)
Rough and Refined: Gesture and Linework: Orc Side View (34:26)
Comparing All Views (1:58)
DEMO: CREATING THE ELF SWORDSWOMAN (TRADITIONAL MEDIA)
Intro (0:25)
Rough Stage: Elf Silhouettes PT 1/2 (16:47)
Rough Stage: Elf Silhouettes PT 2/2 (10:23)
Rough Stage: Gesture: Elf Front View (17:00)
Refined Stage: Linework: Elf Front View PT 1/2 (21:26)
Refined Stage: Linework: Elf Front View PT 2/2 (24:49)
Refined Stage: Shading: Elf Front View (14:57)
Refined Stage: Elf Back View (Linework) (10:57)
Refined Stage: Elf Back View (Linework) (15:06)
Rough Stage: Elf Side View (Gesture/ Ghost Drawing) (10:43)
Refined Stage: Elf Side View (Linework) (15:35)
Elf Character Worksheet (3:09)
DRAWING COOL POSES!
Character Design Quiz
Intro (0:19)
2 Gesture Drawing Stickman Methods: Circles and Cubes (5:09)
Reverse-Engineering Stickmonsters (Kreiger, Battledon, and Salazinj) (9:54)
Human Stickmen DEMO 1 (8:17)
Human Stickmen DEMO 2 (7:46)
STICKYBONES: 30 Sec Gesture Drawing Poses (3:30)
STICKYBONES: 1 Min Gesture Drawing Poses (14:27)
Action Item: Post Your Stickmen!
DRAWING FUNDAMENTALS
Intro (0:07)
The Goals of the 2D Artist (3:11)
The 5 Visual Elements of Art (6:31)
EXERCISE: Ink Monsters Worksheet (LINE & SHAPE) (10:52)
EXERCISE: Ink Monsters Worksheet (FORM) (7:33)
ADVANCED DRAWING TECHNIQUES
Intro (0:19)
Tangents (3:28)
Line Weights (6:59)
Color Temperature (2:54)
Color Theory (4:58)
REALISTIC CHARACTER LIGHTING ft. STICKYBONES
Intro (0:20)
Story & Character Focus (2:24)
Lighting The Face (2:02)
HERO POSE - Composition, Perspective & Design (7:00)
HERO POSE - Lighting (5:32)
SAD POSE - Dramatic Approach (3:50)
BASIC PHOTOSHOP SKILLS
Intro to Photoshop (0:14)
Creating a New Project (7:44)
Importing New Brushes (3:12)
DRAWING HAIR AND CLOTH/ARMOR DYNAMICS
Intro (0:18)
The Physics of Cloth Dynamics (11:33)
Drawing Human Hair (10:30)
EXERCISE: Draw Your Own Hairstyle Worksheet (7:06)
Adding Helmets and Shoulderpads (12:54)
DEMO: CHARACTER DESIGN 3/4 VIEWS WITH COLOR & CEL SHADING
Instructions For This Section
DEMO: Battledon Character Design (Sketch to Final) (91:52)
DEMO: Kreiger Character Design (Sketch to Final) (63:22)
DEMO: Salazinj Character Design (Sketch to Final) (54:37)
DEMO: How to Create Color Variations For Your Character (25:32)
BONUS!
Create-A-Character Exercise: Viking Tommy Toon (6:14)
How to Put Together the Printable Characters: Kreiger (3:56)
Cut Copy Paste #2 (3:47)
CONCLUSION
Conclusion (0:28)
Start Drawing: Instantly Draw a Better Human Frame!
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