IT / EN

First Half of the day

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-  Suggestive characters:

We will look at how suggestive and inspirational characters can be when used as narrative tools.

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- The fundamentals of character design as narrative tools:
We will dive into the fundamentals of character design and how they can be used to create and reinforce narratives in your scenes, and how to use them to add many extra layers of depth and context into your character designs.

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-  Props and costumes as narrative tools:

We are going to look at the use of props and costumes as narrative tools, to add context, story and depth to your character designs, but also to help characters to support the main narratives in your images.

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- Archetypes:

A quick overview of character archetypes so you get an understanding of the concept of character archetypes. You will learn about the most important types of archetypes you can use when creating your characters.

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- Subject matter:
You will get an understanding of how vital role the Subject matter plays when designing a character. To set a strong foundation to build narratives that will help to communicate clearly what you want to say to your audience through your characters. Basically the DNA, the essence of your character.

- Open group analysis/discussion exercise for the class of one painting to cement all the concepts learned to this point.

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Second Half of the day

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- Research and study:

We will look at how essential this part of the process is in order to create great characters.

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-Character design demo, where I will start ( with the students) the process of designing a character. Starting with a concepting/exploration phase to establish a direction for our design.

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While you will be creating your version of the character, I will be explaining my mental process, workflow and how I apply and engage with all the subjects mentioned previously.

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- First feedback session at the end of the day