Hybrid Character Design – Practical to Digital

On September 16, 2022

Release date:2022, September

Author:Christopher Swift

Skill level:Beginner

Language:English

Exercise files:Yes

In this character design tutorial, you’ll learn how to design a monster, creature or fantasy character using a “Hybrid Character Design” approach. Stan Winston Studio & Legacy Effects supervisor and character creator, Christopher Swift, demonstrates how a character designer must use every tool in the artistic arsenal to make a monster design memorable.

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01 Introduction
02 What is the Hybrid Design Process
03 The Sculpture
04 Blocking Out & Sizing the Sculpture
05 Why Hybrid Design
06 Tools
07 Take it from Nature
08 Bringing Out Detail in the Sculpture
09 Breaking the Rules
10 Following the Design Roadmap
11 Working Through Doubt
12 The Design is the Anchor
13 Finer Detail & Defining the Mouth
14 Photographing the Sculpture
15 Lighting Your Character
16 Setting Up a Blue Screen
17 Shooting Your Stills
18 Taking it into Photoshop
19 Importing Your Photo
20 Extracting the Image
21 Cleaning Up the Edge
22 The Importance of Saving
23 The Other Arm
24 Teeth
25 Incorporating Web Reference
26 Bottom Teeth
27 Making the Mouth Work
28 More Photo Reference
29 Refining the Inner Mouth
30 Balancing the Elements
31 The Ick Factor
32 Adding Detail & Depth
33 Hotkeys
34 Sharpening
35 The Creature Emerges from the Mist
36 Experimentation
37 Refining – Ironing Out the Kinks
38 Final Touches – Mixing Filters
39 Adding a Background
40 Prepping Variations on Your Design
41 Recap
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