Cartoon Character Design with Affinity Photo

Science Lab Theme

Udemy
platform
English
language
Graphic Design
category
instructor
4
students
3.5 hours
content
Mar 2023
last update
$19.99
regular price

What you will learn

Identify Affinity Photo 2 features most suited for character illustration

Complete a character design project that is thematically and stylistically cohesive

Add bells and whistles to make characters pop for presentation purposes

Use Affinity Photo 2 and a digital pen tablet in conjunction with one another

Description

The ability to design a cohesive roster of characters with a common style is essential for a career in concept art in film, animation, and games.

We'll be using Affinity Photo to draw and paint some 2D character designs. Feel free to use Photoshop, Gimp, Procreate, or any other comparable image editing software as long they work with a digital pen tablet.

We're going with a simplified, cartoony style of characters who all belong in a science lab. This will help take the focus away from technical considerations like correct anatomy and proportions. Instead the focus will be on design and the usage of Affinity Photo's drawing, masking, painting, texturing, and layering features.

Follow along the class or pick your own theme and set of characters. You'll learn how to create a rough sketch based on the chosen theme and refine your line art before coloring the characters. You'll also get to add some bells and whistles to the characters to make them pop for sharing and presentation.

This course is designed for anyone interested in creating cute, colorful characters. Some familiarity with image editing software will be helpful as I don't go over every button click, shortcut keys, and software feature in granular detail. The aim is to walk you through the steps of creating digital character designs without getting bogged down by the software itself.

You'll learn the principles of a solid workflow for character design using Affinity Photo.

Content

Introduction and Rough Drawing

Overview
Rough Sketching
Rough Line Art - Scientist #1
Rough Line Art - Scientist #2 and Technician
Rough Line Art - Monkey

Clean Line Art

Clean Line Art - Scientist #1
Clean Line Art - Scientist #2
Clean Line Art - Technician
Clean Line Art - Monkey
Clean Line Art - Monkey Pt 2
Aligning the Characters

Masking and Coloring

Masking the Scientists
Masking the Technician and Monkey
Color Blocking Scientist #1
Color Blocking Scientist #2
Color Blocking the Technician
Color Blocking the Monkey

Shading and Rendering

Shading Scientist #1
Shading Scientist #1 Pt 2
Shading Scientist #2
Shading the Technician
Shading the Monkey
Shading the Monkey Pt 2

Finishing Touches

Texturing the Scientists
Texturing the Technician
Texturing the Monkey
Polishing for Presentation

Screenshots

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3/3/2023
course created date
3/8/2023
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