Pre-College: Original Character Illustration and Development
HS 84 NC :
non-credit – in person
- Dates: February 22
- Times: 1 – 4 PM
- Meetings: 1
- Days: Saturday
- Instructor: Randy Haldeman
$45.00
15 in stock
Description
This workshop, for students grades 9-12, is all about character design and development with a heavy focus on shape and color languages to help tell a character’s story by how they look. You are welcome to come with ideas of characters already in your head, or you may choose to craft someone new during the workshop. You will be given ideas for what makes a character stand out, then you will design their character through this new lens, and ultimately finish a full-color illustrated scene featuring your character. This is a great workshop for anyone new to designing characters or even for those who can’t stop stop creating original characters that wants to know how to take their designs to the next level.
This course must meet minimum enrollment by February 15 in order to run. Register today!
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Supply List
NOTE: This workshop can be worked through either traditionally or digitally. If a student wishes to use a computer and tablet with Photoshop (or other software), or if they want to use an iPad and Procreate (or other app), they are absolutely welcome to bring them. There will not be computers or tablets provided, so if working digitally, please make sure to have everything you need. Otherwise, limited supplies will be provided for traditional drawing.
Necessary Tools:
- Sketchbook or Notebook for taking notes and sketching
- Pencil(s) – mechanical or wooden – can be a color or just regular graphite
- A marker or markers, preferably a chisel or wider tipped marker
- Coloring tools (pick one or several): colored pencils, markers, watercolors, gouache, acrylic paint
- Brushes or tools that go along with your chosen final medium – palettes, water cups, brushes, palette knife, etc.
- Bristol board or other heavyweight paper for final illustrations – Try to get 9″x12″ or larger final paper and consider your coloring tools (ie get watercolor paper for watercolor paints)
Recommended, but not required:
- Ruler or t-square (12″-18″ works best)
- Tracing paper, either a small roll or pad with the smallest side being 8.5″ or larger.
