At the end of this course, the students; 1) Gain the ability to produce digital illustrations, 2) Develop different character designs through digital illustration, 3) Will be able to contextualize character design in the integrity of space, time and event.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
-
COURSE DEFINITION
The aim of the course is for students to realize their designs by producing illustrations in this course, in which the processes of character creation using digital technologies will be examined theoretically and practically.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Meeting and general information about the course content/operation. Examples of successful character design. Ideas on transforming observations into character design.
2nd Week
Character development by using basic shapes and colors in line with design principles. Students design a character from abstract shapes and lines.
3rd Week
Basic design principles in character design. The importance of shapes in creating personality. Students design a character from office supplies.
4th Week
Discussions on personality, character analysis, general scenario, film style and how to reflect these to the design. Students bring a drawing of the people around them and a description of their character.
5th Week
Character designs are discussed through body language, pose, composition, visual association and other design elements. Discussion on the importance of drafts and character development.
6th Week
Students bring the character design they have prepared based on the drawings and descriptions. Points to be considered in the design of people and animals of different ages, genders and characters are shown. Students bring a sketch of a family of 4 and pets.
7th Week
MIDTERM EXAM The character designed from office materials is finalized.
8th Week
Detailed emphasis is placed on facial expressions and emphasis on personality. The design of family of 4 and game animals is developed.
9th Week
The points to be considered in animal design are examined in detail.
10th Week
Preparing a character design package with professional character presentation techniques is shown.
11th Week
Character design for different media is explained. (Book, real-time movie and animation) Working on the character design package.
12th Week
Periodic features, costumes and film style are discussed. It shows how research can be done on these issues.
13th Week
Project designs are delivered.
14th Week
Project designs are evaluated.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Ders Kitapları:
-PRESTON, B., Cartoon Animation, Walter Foster Publishing, 1994, ISBN: 978-1560100843 -BANCROFT, T., Creating Characters with personality, 2006, ISBN: 978-0823023493 -RICHARD, W., Animators Survival Kit, 20012, ISBN: 978-0865478978 -Haitao Su, Alive Character Design: For Games, Animation and Film: For Games, Animation & Film, Paul Wells, Drawing for Animation.
