Character Concept Design: From Fundamentals to Illustration Digital Drawing Arucelli

Create an Entire Portfolio-Ready Character Design Project

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Create an Entire Portfolio-Ready Character Design Project

Name: Create an Entire Portfolio-Ready Character Design Project
Brand: Arucelli
SKU: 6078233ad38c42000deabcc9-0-24
Price: 204.00 USD
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By Arucelli

Recorded

37 lessons

Running time

9h 07m

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$204

List: $215

(5% Off)

1. Go at your own pace in this 20-week online course
2. Artistic guidance & pointers from the instructor
3. Supportive peer community exchanging feedback
4. Enroll now to start learning right away!

Learn Character Concept Design to Build Your Portfolio

WHAT IS THIS CLASS ABOUT?

Let's go through the entire process of character design, starting all the way from fundamental anatomy to how to utilize illustration techniques to create an entire portfolio-ready character design project.

You'll learn how to create reference boards, ideation sheets, turnarounds, pose and expression sheets, as well as hearing about my methods for improving your skills when drawing from imagination!

WHO IS THIS CLASS FOR?

This class will cover the basics of all the tools you'll need when it comes to designing characters both for fun and for professional work.

WHAT WILL THE STUDENTS ACHIEVE?

By the end, you'll have a better understanding of the intricacies in character design and how to dive deeper into the worlds and stories you're trying to tell. Additionally, you'll have stronger fundamentals and tools to improve your own work moving forward.

Upon completion, you'll have created a full character design project that can be used in your portfolio!

Step 1: How to Develop a Character Design Project

Step 2: How to Pitch, Research, and Execute a Concept

Step 3: Learn Arucelli’s Approach to Drawing & Painting

Step 4: Learn the Basics in Freelance and Professional Practice

Welcome

Meet Your Instructor: Arucelli
Introduction to the Course

Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Anatomy & Posing

Basic Overview of the Skeleton
Basic Overview of Muscular Anatomy
Basic Overview of Body Diversity & Posing

Chapter 2: Draftsmanship

Improving Line Quality
Basic Overview on Stylization

Chapter 3: Research & Development

How to Approach Research & Reference
Building & Compiling Reference
How to Create a Pitch Deck for Your Project

Chapter 4: Iterative Character Design

Approaching & Generating a Character Concept
Techniques for Ideation
Techniques for Iteration
Developing a Critical Eye for Design
Costume Design as Storytelling
Value & Color Block: Creating a Character’s Palette
Basic Overview on Props

Chapter 5: Finalizing Your Character Design

Basic Overview of Digital Painting & Coloring Workflow
Painting & Rendering: Techniques for Illustrative Storytelling
Creating a Turnaround Sheet
Dynamic Pose & Expression Sheets

Chapter 6: Building a Portfolio

Overview on Page Layout & Content Flow
Project Portfolios vs. General Portfolios
School vs. Job Portfolios

Chapter 7: Tips for Professional Practices

Beginning Checklist for Budding Professionals
Getting Started With Freelance
My Theory on Social Media & How to Approach it
Tips for Writing Emails, Interviews, and Professional Presentation

Bonus Chapter: Drawing from Imagination

Getting Started with Drawing from Imagination
The Ref & Recall Method of Studying

Bonus Chapter: Philosophies of Practice & Improvement

Daily Art Grind & Hustle Culture
My Approach to Purposeful Study & Practice

Bonus Chapter: Mental Health & Mindset

Art Block, Art Depression, and Burnout
Imposter Syndrome & Self Doubt
How to Approach & Maximize Your Arts Education
Recapturing Happiness and Self-Fulfillment

Outro

Congratulations & Parting wishes!

Meet Your Creator

Arucelli

Hi!

I'm Knight Zhang, a long time participant in the online art community and a character concept artist for video games and entertainment! I've been drawing my whole life and have experienced the gamut of growing up as an artist, including all of the worst parts of having to figure it all out on your own. I've spent the better part of my life learning how to come to terms with all the ups an downs that come with improving and growing up, and I hope my experience can help anyone who's feeling particularly unsure about their future art career.

This class uses Adobe Photoshop CC/CS
Experience with digital art software (Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint, Paint Tool SAI, Procreate, etc.) and an art tablet/ipad is strongly recommended for this class, but will not be required
This class will cover basic tips and tricks to using the program

Who want to expand their skills on digital character illustration
Who want to enhance their Photoshop skills
Who want to learn step-by-step process of creating a character illustration
Who want to learn Arucelli's approach to character concept design
Who want to discover a new creative hobby!

Duration of the Course

You can access the class videos for 20 weeks. Within that period, you can replay the videos in as many devices as you want.

Earn Points to Extend the Class Access

Receive points by completing chapter missions OR by taking the class two or more times a week. And use the points to extend your class access!

Installment Payment

Quadpay is available for the payment! Your order will be split into 4 installments paid over 6 weeks! To find out more, please visit Quadpay.

Class Preparation

Digital art software is recommended, but traditional mediums can be used for the majority of the lessons

Class Access

We will send you an email with a webpage link and a personalized code to access the videos within 24 hours of purchase. Please check your inbox or spam!

Jessica O.

From what I've watched so far (chapter 4), the content is really good, Knight is a great teacher and a lot of stuff that I've been doing instinctively she explained it and gave a meaning. However, the reason why I only give this class 4/5☆is because I've talked to her privately before the course started and asked about the feedbacks and timelapse videos. It was said that there would be occasional instructor feedback and a mixture of timelapse videos and real time videos. I even thought that this feedback would be limited to early birds buyers so the amount of work wouldn't be so heavy on the instructor. But in the end, there's no such thing and as far as I watched, everything is in timelapse and no mixture of real time videos. This kind of made me sad, because where I live, to buy a course sold in dolar, is not easy so I tried to get informed before buying it and in the end it didn't work. But anyway, I still recomend the content, it's really good, but as a buyer you should be aware of what you are get and what you don't.

Michael T.

Knight has done an amazing job sharing information and teaching the fundamentals of her process through this class! I’ve learned a lot and can’t wait to learn more as I progress through this class!

Zachary T.

This class is opening my eyes to many steps involved in the process of concept art. No longer will I just randomly try to develop an idea the best I can, but I will have many tools I can use to explore all the options and possibilities of each idea. I am looking forward to completing my first portfolio because of this class!

Chris W.

Its a well made class, you can tell that the creator has put in a lot of time and effort into her videos to help teach us.

Brian S.

I enjoy this course, i really do. i learn a lot from the first videos of human anatomy. Its a really good course and i recommend people to get this course if they are interested in improving.

Constance E.

The actual content of the ourse is fantastic. Arucelli (aka Knight) is a wonderful teacher and, despite still being in the early stages of the course, I have already grown a lot as an artist. HOWEVER, the reason why I only give this class 4/5☆ isn't because of the actual class content. When I signed up for the class, it was advertised to me that there would be occasional instructor feedback and a student community that where people comment and critique one another. There is none of this community. I knew not to expect actual instructor feedback, since that would be an insane amount of work for Arucelli, but Class 101 doesn't really incentivize other students looking at other homework submissions and analyzing them. I still highly recommend this course, but you should be aware of what you are getting (great instructional videos by Arucelli) as well as what you won't be getting (feedback or an art community).

Sara B.

I don’t have much to write as I haven’t been able to get pass chapter 1 due to uni and other work , but I have found the videos to be very engaging and have learn quite a bit. Really appreciate Knight for really going into details about the fundamentals of the human anatomy and its function.

kassandra e.

From the lessons I've watched and done so far... Knight is extremely well versed in her craft and is able to teach these otherwise very convoluted subjects in a concise way. She has a very simple and straight forward way of teaching that is extremely helpful with these intimidating topics such as anatomy. Her assignments are simple, but challenging. The assignments can be completed just by using her lessons, but the thing that I like about it is that it does suggest further investigation and research to do well on them. Glad this was my first class on Class101.

CLASS101

Step 1: How to Develop a Character Design Project

Step 2: How to Pitch, Research, and Execute a Concept

Step 3: Learn Arucelli’s Approach to Drawing & Painting