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How to design a horror character (Skillshare)

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Hi There, I'm Ben, an animation director and production artist. Together we're going to design a creature for a horror story, as well as go over what makes good horror designs work.

In this class you’ll learn how to:
Read character design.
Design your own characters.
Render characters to look spooky.
By the end you will have a fully rendered illustration with a character and background.
This is for intermediate learners who have some knowledge of photoshop and illustration.

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