CHARACTER ILLUSTRATION
Skill Level: Intermediate | Instructor: Clint Cearley | Duration: 8 lessons (taught live)
Registration Period for Feedback Option: Aug. 27 - Oct. 4 | Feedback Course Sessions: Oct. 6 - Dec. 1
PAINTING CHARACTERS FOR ROLE PLAYING GAMES
This is the course for those who want to paint standalone characters like those in D&D and Pathfinder! You will focus on illustrating full-length fantasy and historical characters with no background.
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You'll cover lighting and value control, how to paint armor in a variety of metals, approaching fabric and folds, posing for character type, skin tones (human and otherwise), and more!
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Your studies will culminate in creating a customized character illustration. This course will focus on the rendering aspect of characters and will only lightly touch on anatomy and character design.
Whether you're wanting to build a portfolio of standalone characters, or simply practice them as a stepping stone to full character scenes, you'll find the course helpful and engaging.
THIS COURSE IS IDEAL FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO:
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Paint characters for D&D, Pathfinder and similar TTRPGs
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Efficiently paint the three most common lighting setups
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Build skills towards the advanced Fantasy Illustration course
This course is currently only available with instructor feedback (no self-study). Instructor will be using Adobe Photoshop, and all class files will be in Photoshop compatible formats. Upon registering and creating a profile, links to the live Zoom lessons will be available on the site under My Courses.
Recordings of the lessons and the homework reviews will added to the online module as the course progresses. Limit 15 students for live course.
BONUS ($50 Value)
All students that register for this course gain access to the Custom Career & Portfolio Strategy Kit
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PREPARATION
Time: Based on student feedback, this class requires an average of 15hrs to accomplish each lesson's assignments to a satisfactory level.
Setup: Students will need HD video streaming speed internet, Adobe Photoshop (or similar digital painting program), and a drawing pad and stylus (like Wacom or Gaomon). A microphone and webcam are also recommended if students plan on joining the Zoom lessons live for the feedback version.
REGISTRATION
This course is being taught live, and will be recorded. The recordings will be made available in self-study format after the course concludes. By registering for the course with feedback, you are agreeing to follow the Code of Conduct.
