Learning Character Development and Design/ with Mary Jane Begin.

Format:

• Video

Author/Creator:

• Jane Begin, Mary, speaker.

Contributor:

• linkedin.com (Firm)

Language:

English

Genre:

• Instructional films.
• Educational films.
• Video recordings.

Physical Description:

• 1 online resource
• polychrome

Place of Publication:

Carpenteria, CA:: linkedin.com, 2016.

System Details:

Latest version of the following browsers: Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Internet Explorer. Adobe Flash Player Plugin. JavaScript and cookies must be enabled. A broadband Internet connection.

Summary:

• Learn how to develop memorable, believable characters for all types of illustration: cartoons, comics, feature animation, gaming, kid's books, and advertising.
• The heart of most narrative art lies in the characters in the story. This course will reveal the "secret sauce" that makes a character memorable, beloved, villainous, funny, or celebrated. Mary Jane Begin?illustrator, author, and Rhode Island School of Design professor?explores character design from all corners of the illustration universe, including cartoons, comics, feature animation, gaming, kid's books, and advertising. Mary Jane explains how the components of good character design can be broken down into concrete elements. She shows how body shape, posture, anatomy, facial expression, costume, color, movement, and abstract aspects like archetypes and environment bring a character to life. The lessons are illustrated with examples from Mary Jane's books, as well as famous, heart-warming characters created by a group of extraordinary character designers.

Participant:

Presenter: Mary Jane Begin

Notes:

4/12/20161

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.