Informações sobre o curso: 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.
Desenvolvido por: California Institute of the Arts
Ministrado por: Fran Krause, Faculty, Character Animation
School of Film/Video
| Informações básicas | Curso 4 de 5 no Design de Jogos: Arte e Conceitos Specialization |
| Nível | Básico |
| Compromisso | 4 Weeks, 4 - 6 hours per week |
| Idioma | English |
| Como ser aprovado | Seja aprovado em todas as tarefas para concluir o curso. |
| Classificação do usuário |
Programa
SEMANA 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 videos, 2 leituras
- Reading: About this Course
- Reading: An Important Question
- Discussion Prompt: Choose Your Own Character
- Vídeo: Density
- Vídeo: Mood & Story
- Vídeo: Proportion
- Vídeo: Week 1 Homework
Nota atribuída: One Character, Three Ways
SEMANA 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 videos, 2 leituras
- Reading: Introducing Andy Ristaino
- Reading: Resource: Andy's drawings
- Vídeo: Refining the Explorer
- Vídeo: Drawing the Alien
- Vídeo: Refining the Alien
- Vídeo: Week 2 Homework
Nota atribuída: Opposites Attract
SEMANA 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 videos, 2 leituras
- Reading: Introducing Jacky Ke Jiang
- Reading: Resource: Jacky's drawings
- Vídeo: 2D Tablet Drawing
- Vídeo: 3D Modeling
- Vídeo: Week 3 Homework
Nota atribuída: Observe and Adapt
SEMANA 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 videos, 4 leituras
- Reading: Introducing Robertryan Cory
- Reading: Resource: Robertryan's drawings
- Vídeo: Refining the Pig
- Vídeo: Drawing the Sheep
- Vídeo: Refining the Sheep, Part 1
- Vídeo: Refining the Sheep, Part 2
- Vídeo: Working in Animation
- Reading: Introducing Robertryan Cory (again)
- Vídeo: Robertryan Studio Follow-Up
- Vídeo: Week 4 Homework
- Reading: Course Credits
Nota atribuída: Outside Inspiration
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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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| Comprar curso | |
|---|---|
| Acesso aos materiais do curso | Disponível |
| Acesso a materiais valendo nota | Disponível |
| Receba uma nota final | Disponível |
| Obtenha um Certificado de Curso compartilhável | Disponível |
Classificações e avaliações
lectures are knowledgable, homework are interesting
I would like to thanks everyone who gave me the option of doing this course! I'm really grateful! <3
very good course, even for people that are not designers. I'm a programmery myself and anjoyed it pretty much
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JF
I wish this class had more actual lessons on character design concepts and philosophies rather than the demonstrations it used.