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.
Este curso forma parte de Programa Especializado - Game Design: Art and Concepts
Character Design for Video Games
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Semana
12 horas para completar
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 (Total 13 minutos), 2 readings, 1 quiz
2 lecturas
About this Course3m
An Important Question1m
Semana
23 horas para completar
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 (Total 47 minutos), 2 readings, 1 quiz
5 videos
Refining the Explorer11m
Drawing the Alien7m
Refining the Alien15m
Week 2 Homework1m
2 lecturas
Introducing Andy Ristaino3m
Resource: Andy's drawings5m
Semana
33 horas para completar
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 (Total 60 minutos), 2 readings, 1 quiz
2 lecturas
Introducing Jacky Ke Jiang8m
Resource: Jacky's drawings5m
Semana
44 horas para completar
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 (Total 98 minutos), 4 readings, 1 quiz
8 videos
Refining the Pig15m
Drawing the Sheep16m
Refining the Sheep, Part 115m
Refining the Sheep, Part 214m
Working in Animation8m
Robertryan Studio Follow-Up7m
Week 4 Homework1m
4 lecturas
Introducing Robertryan Cory8m
Resource: Robertryan's drawings5m
Introducing Robertryan Cory (again)1m
Course Credits1m
47%
comenzó una nueva carrera después de completar estos cursos
38%
consiguió un beneficio tangible en su carrera profesional gracias a este curso
Principales revisiones
As I said earlier, I recommend this course for everyone; doctors included (:\n\nI like how this course was treated in a different way. We see people doing the job on there ground, that's interesting.
Fun and challenging to me. Is not easy to me to create new characters, but with this practice and professional examples, I feel more confident to just do and see what happens. Thank you, very much.
Instructor
Fran Krause
Faculty, Character AnimationSchool of Film/Video
Acerca de Instituto de Artes de California
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.
Acerca del programa especializado Game Design: Art and Concepts
Stemming from the principles of storytelling and design established in CalArts’ renowned Animation programs, this Specialization lays a primary foundation for experimentation and exploration of video game design, story, character development, and winning gameplay before programming begins. These four courses emphasize the self-reliance and personal expression of the gaming artist, and encourage you to take conceptual risks and develop new modes of expression and form through gaming. In the final Capstone Project, you’ll put your creative skills to work by generating an engaging game design document for a personal game project, outlining the conceptual, narrative and aesthetic elements of your game.
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