ASSIGNMENT

To design and illustrate an animal character of your choosing.

Step 1: finding inspiration and reference
Step 2: rough sketching and developing concepts
Step 3: rendering (traditionally, in Photoshop, or the digital art program of your choosing)

Your goal is to create a fun character that you can include in your portfolio!

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DELIVERABLE

Your project should include your fully illustrated animal character, as well as your rough sketches and varied designs. Feel free to post pictures or screenshots of your illustration process along the way.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

The Golden Ratio in Character Design
Schoolism - Characters for Animated Film with Daniel Arriaga
Silver Drawing Academy - character designer and teacher
David Colman - character designer
Charley Harper - modern artist
Character Design References Blog - Galleries, art references, tutorials and interviews from established and young promising artists in animation, movies, games, comics and illustration
- Character Design References Pinterest Boards
Kecky's Magical Brushes - includes the soft crosshatching texture brush that I used throughout

SKILLSHARE CLASSES

Character Design: Create a Character from any Animal & Level Up Your Characters: 5 Techniques for Creating Better Character Designs by Hayden Aube
Character Illustration: From Concept to Final Artwork by Matt Kaufenberg
Nina Rycroft's various courses on animal characters

RECOMMENDED BOOKS

The Art of Animal Drawing: Construction, Action Analysis, Caricature by Ken Hultgren
Animals in Motion by Eadweard Muybridge
The Silver Way: Techniques, Tips, and Tutorials for Effective Character Design by Stephen Silver

Meagan Riordan

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