Advanced Character Design - Otis Fall 2020

 Start Rendering your Characters - ask me questions during the week if you have any! 1. Get a background blocked in (something simple that complements your character) 2. Get your color palette and pose blocked in. 3. Prepare your reference page. 4. Start rendering the focal point. We have 3 weeks to finish, so budget your time appropriately.

 

Do revisions based on the latest feedback, and then; 5 color variants per character Keep them graphic, think about the focal points Think about the 60:30:10 rule 15 total color variants

 

3-5 Costume Variations per Character Think Graphic, have costume structure in each version. You can provide graphic thumbnails in addition too.

 

Due Next Week: 3 portrait studies per character, different angles/face types 9 total portrait studies explore different facial structures and explore the storytelling that can be done within the face (example: teeth, wrinkles, scars)

 

 Pick a culture from around the world and a fairy tail or folk tail and pick 3 characters from that story to design. Due Next Week: Pick a Culture (some examples: Incan, Maori, Ethiopian, Sami, Inuit, Berber tribe 1 Reference Page and 1 Biography Per Character (3 characters total) 5 Sketches per character, 15 sketches total minimum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ List_of_fairy_tales#Iberia