Character Design Masterclass
The Character Design Masterclass aims to address the phases that lead to the creation of a character, from the concept phase to the finalization phase. Through manual and digital procedures, technical, narrative and stylistic aspects will be explored. The students will start building their own portfolio and will acquire the skills to create characters that can be suitable for the entertainment world.
Quasar Institute For Advanced Design
Character Design Masterclass
The Character Design Masterclass aims to address the phases that lead to the creation of a character, from the concept phase to the finalization phase. Through manual and digital procedures, technical, narrative and stylistic aspects will be explored. The students will start building their own portfolio and will acquire the skills to create characters that can be suitable for the entertainment world.
Duration
150 hours
Attendance
Monday and Wednesday
Mode
Online
STUDY PLAN AND EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Through the sign, the hatching, the management of lights and shadows, passing through an introduction to anatomy, necessary for the understanding of proportions and masses, we will work on the expression and acting that each character must have to be convincing. The techniques used will be both manual and digital and, through them, the potential of black/white and color will be explored within a stylistic research that helps to tell “who is my character”, “how he is” but above all what is his personality.
The ultimate goal is to have the tools to enrich one’s portfolio and be able to present it in various working environments (animation, video games, cinema).
- Departure: On reaching the minimum number of members
- Teaching days: Monday and Wednesday
- Hours: from 18:30 to 21:30
- Attendance: synchronous online (lessons must be attended at the established time to acquire the necessary attendance for the certificate to be issued) (The lessons will then be recorded, but their asynchronous viewing will not be useful for calculating attendance)
- Certification issued: Certificate of Completion QIAD
- Software (in use only for the duration of the course): Photoshop
| TEACHINGS | TOTAL AMOUNT OF HOURS |
| Introduction to Character Design | 5 |
| From Sign to Hatch | 10 |
| Lights, Shadows | 10 |
| Introduction to Anatomy | 20 |
| Expression and Acting | 15 |
| Introduction to Color Theory | 10 |
| Matina technique bn/color | 10 |
| Felt-tip pen/Inking technique | 10 |
| Photoshop 1_The Basics of Software | 10 |
| Photoshop 2_Digital Drawing e Workflows | 10 |
| Styles Research | 10 |
| The Character Creation process | 20 |
