Creating Characters
Instructor: Greg Houston
Course ID: BAI.CCMM2017.2
Schedule: Thursdays, 10am-1pm, March 16th-May 4th, 2017
Price: $350
Characters are everywhere—in graphic novels, comics, animated shows, video games, logos. The Hamburglar, Fred Flintstone, Captain America, Super Mario, Speed Racer, Cinderella—they all started as sketches on a piece of paper. Even the basic illustration might feature characters of some kind. Think of a Norman Rockwell illustration—any Norman Rockwell illustration—and you immediately think of characters. From the sailor getting a tattoo to the family serving up that Thanksgiving turkey. These people exist because the illustrator made them up. Whether you’re working from a model like Rockwell or making them out of your head like the guys at Hanna Barbera, the basic seed for any character starts with the illustrator. Who is this character? Why does it exist? What does it look like? In this seven-week minimester course, we’ll devote all our time to characters—from redesigning existing characters to creating entirely original ones. We’ll focus on what each character is about—who they are, where they exist. We’ll talk about costumes, hair, accessories, and anatomy. If you like characters, buddy, this is the class for you!
Greg Houston is the author of “Illustration That Works: Professional Techniques for Artistic & Commercial Success”, The Monacelli Press, March 2016.
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