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Concept Art Character Design

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Overview

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Welcome to Concept Art Character Design!My name is Hardy Fowler and I’ve got an amazing and valuable course to share. Character Concept Art is a really exciting and high demand field. Countless entertainment industry clients are willing to pay very well for skilled artists who can conceptualize and paint beautiful and memorable character art, BUT, it’s a highly competitive corner of the market and you need to stand out from the crowd in order to succeed.

Help is here! The main, big picture idea of this course is to show you how to elevate good character art into amazing character art. I’ve been doing this for over a decade now and my career has taught me some sure fire ways to push any character concept painting to the next level and that’s what I want students to take away. We’re going to make your portfolio stand out from the pack - let’s turn good into great!


This course is designed for character artists who already feel like they know the basics but want to rise up to much higher levels. We’ll do six full character projectscovering a wide variety of genres and challenges and I’ll show some incredibly cool and easy to master rendering techniques. But this course is so much more than just a painting demonstration. We’ll dive into all of the concepts and theories that guide great character design and you’ll learn all of the skills, habits and mindsets that really elevate those pro-level portfolios that get picked by clients.

• I love chatting with students and seeing their work

• I offer responsive support and feedback

• this course is packed with career-changing resources and bonus materials

So, if you are looking to reach that next level and create the kind of portfolio that can launch a concept art career, don’t miss this course. Enroll today, grab your stylus and let’s PAINT COOL STUFF!

Syllabus

  • Course Trailer
  • Introduction
  • Overview
  • Concept Artist's Toolkit
  • Character Punch Up
  • Applying Design Principles
  • The Power of Faces
  • The Power of Hair
  • Rendering Cloth
  • Rendering Leather
  • Rendering Metal
  • Project Briefs
  • Queen - Concept & Sketch
  • Queen - Cloth
  • Queen - Final Polish
  • Wasteland Mystic - Concept & Sketch
  • Wasteland Mystic - Leather & Metal
  • Wasteland Mystic - Cloth & Color Refinement
  • Wasteland Mystic - Final Polish
  • Steampunk Villain - Concept & Sketch
  • Steampunk Villain - Leather & Cloth
  • Steampunk Villain - Metal
  • Steampunk Villain - Final Polish
  • Temple Guard - Concept & Sketch
  • Temple Guard - Metal
  • Temple Guard - Leather & Cloth
  • Temple Guard - Final Polish
  • Cyberpunk Alice - Concept & Sketch
  • Cyberpunk Alice - Cloth
  • Cyberpunk Alice - Metal & Refined Cloth
  • Cyberpunk Alice - Final Polish
  • Drifter - Concept & Sketch
  • Drifter - Cloth
  • Drifter - Cloth & Metal
  • Drifter - Texture & Final Polish
  • Variations
  • Turns - Painting a Character From Multiple Views
  • Character Sheet - Portfolios that Succeed
  • Course Recap

Taught by

Hardy Fowler

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