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From Shapes to Characters: Core Skills and Strategies for Anime Illustration

Illustrator, Nekojira




Class Details


  • Basic
  • Total 27 videos
  • English
  • English, Traditional Chinese [Auto], Spanish [Auto]
  • Class materials included



[Course]illustrator,nekojira Details

Curriculum
Curriculum

In-Depth Look

1st Release (Ch. 1 - 13): February 27, 2025 2nd Release (Ch. 14 - 27): March 10, 2025
  • SECTION 01
    OT
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    • 01. Orientation- Introducing your instructor - What you will learn - Helpful websites and software programs

    • 02. Software Set Up- CSP set up - Useful CSP asset brush links

  • SECTION 02
    Shapes
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    • 03. Introduction About Shapes- What is the definition of shapes? - Introduction about silhouette and negative shapes

    • 04. Observe and Abstract Shapes- 3 Kinds of Strokes: C, S, & I - Taking a look at abstract shapes from complicated subjects and adding them to your visual library

    • 05. Body Practice (Part 1)

    • 06. Body Practice (Part 2)

    • 07. Body Practice (Part 3)

  • SECTION 03
    Designing Shapes
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    • 08. Rhythm of Shapes- Tips about creating interesting shapes - Contrast about shapes

    • 09. Capture Proportion Using Boxes- Creating sketches that can serve you well in later stages - Combining shapes and boxes to create dynamic drawings

    • 10. Practice 1: Drawing Faces- Tips about drawing eyes & expressions - Designing different eyes by applying shape language

    • 11. Practice 2: Designing the Flow of Hair- Applying the contrast of shapes when designing hair - Designing different hairstyles in different situations - Tips about making hairstyle details

    • 12. Applying the Knowledge: Head Practice- Drawing character heads at different angles - Some tips about tricky angles

    • 14. Conclusion About Shapes- Always remember the silhouette and negative shapes - Limiting yourself to 3 kinds of strokes could boost your creativity when designing shapes - Considering contrast when designing shapes

  • SECTION 04
    Conclusion About Shapes
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    • 13. Applying the Knowledge: Fold Practice- Capturing the fold by hinting the important landmark

    • 15. Final Drawing Sketches and Planning (Part 1)- Applying the knowledge into your illustrations

    • 16. Final Drawing Sketches and Planning (Part 2)- Applying the knowledge into your illustrations

  • SECTION 05
    Tonal Value
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    • 17. Quick Introduction About My Steps- Breaking down my painting progress - How to quickly capture color using layer effects

    • 18. Occlusion Shadow- Controlling the thickness of the line & dot by considering the occlusion shadow

    • 19. Final Drawing: Lineart- Tips about converting sketches to lineart without losing the interesting detail from the sketching progress

    • 20. Light and Shadow- Designing the shape of the shadow effectively - Using filter effect as binarization or posterization as a reference - Controlling edges

    • 21. Tonal Value- Introduction about tonal value - Balancing the group of the light and shadow

  • SECTION 06
    Color
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    • 22. Color Mood- Using gradient map and layers effect to experiment - Effective contrast examples

    • 23. Saturation and Color- Observing the relationship of color, not copying them blindly - Experiment with saturation contrast to create interesting color

    • 24. Final Drawing: Color Thumb Stage- Applying the knowledge into your illustrations

    • 25. Final Drawing: Finishing- Applying the knowledge into your illustrations

    • 26. Final Drawing: Final Refine- Applying the knowledge into your illustrations

  • SECTION 07
    Final Conclusion
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    • 27. Conclusion & Advice About the Future- Summary of the whole lesson - Stay passionate in long-term study! - Personal thoughts about future technology & opinion

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