Character design for model animation - build cool creatures out of any material! (Skillshare)

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Character design for model animation - build cool creatures out of any material! (Skillshare)

In this course, we start from the base with free doodling and out of this intuitive information we can create a whole world of creatures! And it is your very own, unique world! I will show you how to create this kind of doodles and how to create characters step by step. I will give you insight in good materials to use for model building on a small budget. We will build a small model step by step. And since I like animation, I will put in little pieces of animation wherever I can!

The end product can be a small puppet, or a cool doodle . Let´s dive into our secret doodle world!
You can relate to one of the exercises in the videos.

  1. Fill a paper with a doodle, than move with a piece of plastic (with small eyes drawn on it) over the drawing and look for hidden creatures. Draw your favorite creature. Or draw with someone else! That is also fun!
  2. Draw lot´s of basic forms (or combined forms) on a strong piece of paper or cardboard, using a thick black marker. Draw small and bigger forms, like in the video. Cut them all out carefully, until you have a nice collection of shapes and forms. Now go and collect all kind of everyday objects, look at the forms or textures, can you imagine them to be part of a creature? Then put both collections on a table and start playing with them and combine them. You will find the most funny creatures! Make pictures of them and post them here!
  3. Try to make a small model like in the video about building a puppet. If you have the right materials. You should be able to get these materials in hobby shops. Have fun!
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