Figure Drawing and Fantasy Character Design: Dragons, Knights, Elves and More!
Learn character design from a professional concept artist! Students will practice figure drawing as they draw their original characters such as knights, archers, sorcerers and more!
Chris Chien
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What's included
1 live meeting
1 hrs 30 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
In this class you will learn how to create concept art for the fantasy genre. Concept art is a form of illustration that is used to convey ideas for videos games, movies, and much more. Concept art is so much more than just creating cool drawings (although we will do that too!). Concept art is about visually communicating your ideas with clarity, telling a story, and problem solving for narrative or gameplay. You will learn how to take the ideas in your head and put them on paper. We will be creating sketches, and bringing your drawings to life with shading and coloring materials. In this class, we will draw... ✅ Fantasy characters such as knights, sorcerers, orcs etc... ✅ Fantastical beasts such as dragons, centaurs, rock giants etc... ✅ Futuristic designs such as space knights, robots, space ships etc... - Class Format - This weekly on-going class will alternate between tutorial-based learning and project-based learning. 🔰 Tutorial-Based Learning: We will do step-by-step demonstrations on how to draw a specific topic such as armor, weapons, anatomy, shading etc... We will learning a specific drawing style or art technique that will push a student outside their comfort zone, advancing their art abilities. 🔰 Project-Based Learning: We will also do art challenges where each student will create a unique design based on a certain prompt. This will be a game-show based format where students will divide up into teams and create their characters. Examples of prompts may include: Humans vs Orcs, Robots vs Monsters, Magic Challenge: Fire vs Ice etc... Students will receive 1-on-1 attention as I guide them through creating their unique design. Each class with conclude with a show and tell, where each student can talk about their character design and its special attributes. ⚠️ Intermediate/ Advanced Level Class⚠️ This is one of my most advanced classes. Students need to demonstrate a basic grasp of figure drawing and be willing to learn new and advanced art techniques to further their drawing abilities. Maturity and a positive attitude is required for this class. 🔰 If your learner is interested in beginner level classes, please refer to my website to learn more fundamental art techniques. www.chris-chien.com/outschool.html
Learning Goals
The learning goal of this class is for kids to learn how to come up with a narrative, and bring their idea and design to life through sketching and drawing. They will be learning how to draw anatomy, armor, and weapons. But most importantly, they will be learning to exercise their creativity and learning how to dream and breathe life into their ideas.
Other Details
Supply List
Students are welcome in their own choice of materials. Some suggested materials include... 1) Pencil 2) Pen 3) Markers 4) Colored Pencils 5) Watercolors 6) Digital Mediums (iPad)
1 file available upon enrollment
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined March, 2020
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879reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from Carnegie Mellon University
Chris Chien is a professional theme park designer who has spent the last 10 years contributing to projects such as Universal Studios, Sesame Street Land, SeaWorld, Kennedy Space Center, Ferrari World and many more. As a professional concept designer and illustrator, he has created designs for many theme parks all around the world!
Chris primarily works in Photoshop, but his background in traditional mediums such as charcoal, watercolor and oil painting help gives his digital art an authentically “hand-painted” look. In addition, Chris often uses 3D software such as SketchUp, Unreal Engine and Planet Coaster to create immersive worlds.
In 2010, Chris graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a Bachelors in Industrial Design and a minor in Theater. During his time in college, Chris designed and built many award-winning Carnival Booths, which sparked his interest in themed entertainment. Afterward graduating from Carnegie Mellon, he moved to Los Angeles to study at the prestigious Concept Design Academy, studying under Hollywood’s finest professionals from Disney, Pixar, Dreamworks, Lucasfilms, Marvel, and Blizzard.
Chris’ passion for themed entertainment and storytelling comes from exploring different countries. With his desire to learn and explore, he backpacked around the world, visiting the continents of Europe, Asia and South America - seeing castles, jungles, and temples in their natural context. Chris’ mission in themed entertainment not just to entertain, but to also provide education and inspiration to people around the globe.
Skills:
• 10 years of concept art and design experience
• 8 years of professional teaching experience (art classes for children, teens and adults)
• Experienced in theme park design, concept art for games and movies, showset design, fabrication, and scenic paintingReviews
Live Group Class
$25
weekly1x per week
90 min
Completed by 129 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-16
3-14 learners per class
