Character Design – Narrative Illustration from Concept to Final by Noobovich
Release date:2022
Duration:20 h 27 m
Author:Noobovich
Skill level:Beginner
Language:English
Exercise files:Yes
Take your character designs to the next level by taking them off the white page, and building a deeper narrative through their environment, outfit, weapons, and overall design.
In this course, I will review my method of developing a narrative-driven character concept, taking a slice of the story to help you present your characters in a fully detailed illustration.
The class will cover the following:
- The planning and research phase. Collecting references and starting concept sketches.
- Character study and combining references for later details.
- Sketching out the scene and an overview of the photo texture I plan to use later.
- Inking the scene and doing the flat color.
- Building on top of the flat layers to create a quick color test, intro to photobashing, and adding textures to the image.
- Planning the scene and the first phase of rendering.
- Organizing your folders and using photo textures to add details to your rendering.
- Start with the main character and move to the background using the above method of photobashing and painting.
- Final touches and color adjustments to finalize the piece.
This course is for artists looking to make their work more exciting and up their level of conceptualization. As well as an introduction to new tools, students will learn how to organize files, photo base, where to look for references and textures, and finally, how to make it all fit in a single artwork.
By the end of the course, the student will know how to design a character with an interesting backstory through world-building and creating solid concept foundations that will lead to a captivating illustration. The class will reveal illustrators’ many tools to build their scenes, from photobashing and adding textures to creating your objects and textures.
00. Welcome
01.Meet Your Instructor Noobovich!
02.Introduction to the course
01. Planning and research phase
01.Writing an idea brief
02.Reference resources and sites
03.Character Chart
04.Photoshop document setup and Brushes
05.Narratives to your sketches part 1
06.Narrative to sketching part 2
07.Narratives to your sketches part 3
08.Narratives to your sketches part 4
09.Homework
02. Character concept
01.Character Concept 01
02.Character Concept 02
03.Character Concept 03
04.Character Concept 04
05.Intro to Artbreeder
06.Applying Artbreeder
07.Character Concept 05
08.Flat Coloring
09.Enemies Design
10.Fairy Design
11.Finalizing the design
12.Homework
03. Sketching out the scene
01.Intro-References and objectives
02.Compositional sketching 01
03.Compositional sketching 02
04.Compositional sketching 03
05.Compositional sketching 04
06.Composition scale tool
07.Value Study
08.Homework
04. Intro to Daz3D
01.Introduction to Daz3D
02.Camera and Light
03.Posing the character
04.Homework
05. Inking and cleaning the drawing
01.Inking the Main Character
02.Inking the Fairy and the BG
03.Flat Colors
04.Homework
06. Photobashing
01.Underpaint
02.Intro to Photobashing
03.Intro to Photobashing 02
04.Planning Your Illustration
05.Foreground
06.Photobashing the Background 01
07.Photobashing the Background 02
07. Digital Painting 01 [Main Character]
01.Intro to Rendering
02.Head Rendering
03.Armor Rendering 01
04.Armor 02
05.Hammer
06.Waist
07.Thoughts and Homework
08. Digital Painting 02 [Other Elements]
01.Fairy
02.Undead Army References
03.Undead Rendering 01
04.Undead 02
05.Flying Skulls 01
06.Flying Skulls 02
07.Light Beams Rendering
09. Final Touches
01.Planning
02.The Final Touches
03.Adding Effects
04.Homework
10. outro
01.Congrats on finishing the course!
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