Introduction to Character Design

A Character Designer creates the look and feel of characters for video games, film, animation and illustrations. Strong drawing skills and the fundamentals are required to create any type of realistic or stylised characters.

This course is taught at CDW Studios, where many of the workshops use the principles taught in character design, including perspective, anatomy, drawing construction, drawing simple forms in 3D space, colour, design principles, storytelling and drawing in Photoshop.

When it's run
Semester 2, 2023

Mode of delivery
100% online

Duration
12 weeks

A$950 (inc GST)

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Who should attend?

This course is aimed at beginner to intermediate artists and will give you the perfect foundation for your art career.

Course content

This short course is an introduction to learning the basics of creating characters and drawing digitally. You will learn different types of drawing and rendering techniques that you can use to create compelling character designs.

Topics covered over the 12 week course include:

Construction & drawing forms
Drawing poses, faces & hands
Communicating feeling through gesture
Shape design & style
Archetypes
Basic rendering with colour to create a finished character.

Structure and assessment

This 12 week online course consists of:

12 weekly pre-recorded lectures & demonstrations that will guide you step by step through your projects
Live fortnightly 3hr feedback webinars where you will receive feedback on your progress. If you cannot attend the session in person you can watch the recorded feedback sessions in your own time
6 assignments over the course of 12 weeks (one submitted each fortnight, prior to feedback session)

Course requirements

Hardware requirements:

Laptop or Desktop PC or MAC (MacBook Pro or i7 PC/laptop with 16GB RAM are recommended).
Wacom tablet is recommended not required. Any size is good.
Headset/Microphone so that you can chat with the instructor in fortnightly webinars.
Notepad and pens/pencils for notetaking.

Software requirements:

Adobe Photoshop

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Enquiries

HASSenquiries@flinders.edu.au

Course cancellation and refunds

Course cancellation and refunds

In the event that a course is cancelled or postponed for any reason by Flinders University a full refund will be available to all students.
In the event a participant cancels their participation in the course 14 calendar days before the commencement of teaching a full refund will be available.
In the event a participant cancels their participation in the course between 14 to 1 calendar day before the commence of teaching a 50% refund will be available.
In the event a participant cancels their participation on, or after, the day teaching commences all course fees will be forfeited.