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Animation Character Builder

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Ages 13-17
Live Group Course
A class designed to teach kids how to make characters suitable for animation.
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:
(89 reviews)
Rising Star

Live video meetings
1x per week, 4 weeks
3-10 learners per class
55 min

What's included

4 live meetings
3 hrs 40 mins in-class hours
Assignments
1 hour per week. 1-2 throughout the class
Assessment
1-2 throughout the class

Class Experience

This is a class for children who want to learn about animation and design their own characters for animation.

We will start from the ground up starting with talking about what makes a great character. We will also talk about our own favorite characters and why we enjoy them.

We will go over many of the basics of character design and fundamental concepts of character construction. 

In this class children will have the opportunity to design their own character and bring them to life. 

We will look at references from popular shows and films and discuss them.

Children will be able to see my screen and watch me draw in real time and follow along and create their own drawings throughout the class.

Animation is an amazing art form and learning to make dynamic characters is a great place to start.

I hope you’ll join us!

Learning Goals

Understand basic character
Build our own character

Syllabus

4 Lessons
over 4 Weeks
Lesson 1:
What is a character?
 In this class we will explore what makes a compelling character from the inside out. 
55 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Building Character
 This week we will focus on how to use shapes build a comprehensive character we can draw over and over. 
55 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Taking it for a spin
 This week we will focus on how to draw characters from different angles. 
55 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Bust A Move
 In our final lesson we will discuss how to put out characters in dynamic poses for animation. 
55 mins online live lesson

Other Details

Supply List
I strongly recommend a drawing tablet with a drawing or animation app like Procreate.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

Joined May, 2020
4.8
89reviews
Rising Star
Profile
Teacher expertise and credentials
I am a classically trained artist who has been working and teaching for over 10 years.

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