DAY1

-Very Short introduction of myself – Bio & Portfolio

-An introductory talk about  Visual narrative, the use of narrative on characters and the use of characters as narrative tools.
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-Small practical analysing exercise with all the class together,looking at one or several images as examples of the concepts previously explained in the talk.

-Preparing the creation of a character: I will talk about Subject matter, research and reference gathering.

-We will decide on a brief for the character we will be creating in the next two days.

* Please note that all questions are welcome during the whole day at any moment!

DAY2

– Character creation Demo Part1:

We will all start creating our own versions of the same character using the brief from day one and focusing on the use of visual narrative on our design.

At this stage we will be working rough and sketchy focusing on making sure the foundation of the character (pose, silhouette, anatomy, proportions etc) is solid and the core idea for the character works visually as intended .

-Review and feedback on the students’ day´s work.
* Please note that all questions are welcome during the whole process!

 

DAY3

– Character creation Demo Part2:

Today we will be taking forward our sketches for the character and focus on defining all its important elements as farder and deeply as possible.

-Review and feedback on the students characters at the end of the day.

* Please note that all questions are welcome during the whole process!

Recommended Materials

Pc and tablet.
Any digital painting software.