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Game Character Concept Design Fundamentals

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Game Character Concept Design Fundamentals is a beginner's guide for creating characters for a video game development pipeline. In this course, Game Character Concept Design Fundamentals, you'll learn the entire process of basic character concept design. First, you will explore everything from preliminary research to idealization. Next, you will discover silhouettes and rough sketches. Finally, you will learn how to do final rendering and creating an orthographic sheet ready for 3D modeling. By the end of this course, you'll have a better understanding game character concept designs. Software required: Photoshop CC.

Syllabus

  • Course Overview 1min
  • Introduction: Basic Concepts, Project Parameters, and Research 14mins
  • Thumbnails: Designing with Shape and Silhouette 20mins
  • Roughs: Interior Shapes and Design 10mins
  • Final: Rendering and Basic Color 33mins
  • Turnaround: Model Reference Sheet 19mins

Taught by

David Kegg

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4.8 rating at Pluralsight based on 74 ratings

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