Character Designing: Building Characters With Shapes!

Hi there! My name is Carlos and I teach classes for foundation in learning how to draw characters for use in animation. I focus on the concepts first, make sure they are easily digestible according to the age range, and apply them in a way that is relevant to what the student finds interesting. Younger kids respond more to crafts while I reserve more conceptual approaches for the older students; however, I think all students benefit when they are challenged and trusted to learn.

I am a graduate of the University of Florida (with a bachelor's in Anthropology) and have taken classes at the Concept Design Academy in Pasadena, and have worked as an illustrator of children's books for the last two years. I see teaching as another way for me to learn! Art is a vehicle for exploring the world at any age, and curiosity is the fuel. I want to push my students to ask questions about the world and I want to teach them not only to focus on the "what", but also the "why" of things. All while being fun and silly :) I'm a big nerd about anything animated and have an interest in learning about someone else's slice of life, no matter their background. I like to keep things loose and to make failure a friend we can learn from, rather than avoid. To improve at art is to improve at understanding yourself.