Animation Foundations: Drawing Cartoon Characters

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Dermot O' Connor

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00. Introduction

01_01-Welcome.mp4

00:56

01_02-Understanding the exercise handout Print it out.mp4

02:05

01. Basics Overview

02_01-Body types, proportions, and construction.mp4

08:47

02_02-Gesture and attitude drawings.mp4

04:53

02_03-Thumbnails.mp4

07:09

02_04-Composition and camera angles.mp4

02:47

02. Understanding Drawing for Animation

03_01-Line of action reversals.mp4

05:16

03_02-Silhouette and negative space.mp4

07:02

03_03-Counterposetorque.mp4

06:34

03_04-Exaggeration.mp4

05:18

03_05-Squash and stretch Understanding volume.mp4

04:52

03_06-Straight vs. curves and parallels.mp4

11:16

03_07-Breaks on curves.mp4

04:49

03_08-Vary shapes, asymmetry, and texture.mp4

08:47

03_09-Point of origin.mp4

05:59

03_10-Open and closed areas.mp4

03:01

03_11-Tangents.mp4

02:56

03_12-Materials and drag.mp4

07:42

03_13-Line weight.mp4

03:47

03. Drawing Body Parts Detail

04_01-Understanding anatomy.mp4

04:04

04_02-An introduction to drawing eyes.mp4

11:31

04_03-Eyelids, eye blinks, and eyebrows.mp4

06:27

04_04-Drawing realistic eyes.mp4

03:23

04_05-Drawing cartoony mouths.mp4

13:57

04_06-Drawing realistic and stylized mouths.mp4

06:56

04_07-Drawing the nose.mp4

08:26

04_08-Drawing ears.mp4

03:37

04_09-Adding details to build character in a drawing.mp4

05:08

04_10-Drawing hands.mp4

13:05

04_11-Drawing hands Details, touching hands, and fine points.mp4

07:10

04_12-Drawing hand styles.mp4

06:17

04_13-Feet.mp4

09:41

04_14-Hair and beards.mp4

12:34

04_15-Drawing clothes and flowing materials.mp4

09:19

04_16-Drawing animals.mp4

15:22

04_17-Drawing creatures.mp4

06:06

04_18-Drawing cartoon effects for animation.mp4

07:34

04_19-Drawing objects.mp4

08:51

04. Bringing It All Together

05_01-Bringing it all together.mp4

13:20

05. Full Drawing From Start to Finish

06_01-Starting with a rough construction.mp4

03:02

06_02-Tie down.mp4

11:42

06_03-Cleanup.mp4

07:55

06_04-Troubleshooting and plussing.mp4

03:01

06_05-Model sheet and turnaround.mp4

07:15

06_06-Advice on drawing in different styles.mp4

01:50

06_07-Adding color to your drawing.mp4

09:56

06. Conclusion

07_01-Next steps.mp4

00:54

Description

Learn to draw cartoon characters for classical cel animation, digital animation, comic books, or just for fun. In this course, Dermot O' Connor reviews the basics of character drawing and the principals that underlie effective characters: silhouette, exaggeration, squash and stretch, asymmetry, texture, line weight, and more. Then he focuses on drawing individual body parts—eyes, mouths, hands, and hair—as well as different types of animals, creatures, and objects. Finally, watch Dermot take a drawing from start to finish, creating a memorable character ready for handoff to animators.

Follow along with your favorite illustration program, your Wacom tablet, or paper and pen.

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