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The Character Design Course

Learn how to draw fast like a pro!
Rating: 4.1 out of 54.1 (15 ratings)
1,755 students
Created by Rob Mcleay
Last updated 2/2020
English
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30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

What you'll learn

  • Boost your visual development skills
  • Learn the craft of character design
  • The ability to drawing from memory!
  • Become a quicker drawer!

Requirements

  • Pencil and paper
  • 30 minutes of drawing every day.....forever.

Description

Hello and welcome! 


Do you love to draw characters but feel frustrated at your progress?

In this course I will show you:

  • One really easy technique  called the Isometric Arrow that will help you to draw a perfect 3D box every single time!

  • How to turn a flat rectangle into a 3D tube (this will boost your arm and leg drawing skills!)

  • One easy method that can help you to draw your character in multiple directions without reference!!

  • How using shapes can 3x speed your drawing skills

  • A warm up method to boost your hand eye co ordination immediately!

  • That sometimes thinking too much can hinder the creativity process

  • How to quickly and confidently create 20 characters in 5 minutes!

  • What a silhouette is and how it can drastically improve your drawings!

  • How guide lines can help with the direction of your character!

  • One neat trick on how to draw a solid looking mouth!

  • and plenty more!

Who this course is for:

  • Please join my tribe if you have just started your journey on learning the craft of character design!

Featured review

Rajesh Pillai
Rajesh Pillai
2027 courses
78 reviews
Rating: 5.0 out of 5a year ago
Being a later started and a beginner I found this course to be absolutely useful, easy to follow and some real good advice. Every lesson has some gems of an information to be learned, retained and practice. Thanks Rob.

Course content

6 sections • 24 lectures • 4h 11m total length

  • Preview01:40

  • Preview12:29
  • Example 2 - Converting shapes into 3D objects (Advanced)
    07:52
  • Introduction to Exploring Ideas
    13:00
  • Introduction to Exploring Ideas (Cont.)
    07:24
  • Introduction to Body Shapes
    13:41
  • Body Shapes Project
    07:52
  • Preview13:22
  • Face Construction with Practice Sheet
    13:22
  • Face Construction Part Two
    07:15
  • Introduction to Drawing Solid Hairstyles Every Single Time
    14:54
  • Beginners Guide to Expressions
    14:54
  • It's Challenge Time! Pull Everything You Learned into One Amazing Project!
    08:31

  • Preview02:04
  • Learn the Skills to Design a Medieval Boy
    15:19
  • How to Create a Face Model Sheet
    16:35
  • Clothing Your Character Using Reference Material
    16:35

  • How to Use Squash and Stretch to add Fluidity to Your Character's Movements
    10:35
  • How to Use Anticipation and Action to Breath Life into Your Characters
    10:35
  • How to Use the Line of Action to Create Dynamic Poses
    08:42
  • What is Exaggeration and How Can it Make Your Characters' POP?!
    09:09

  • Create Your Own Character Model Sheet
    05:54

  • Compound SNOT Friends Introduction and Warm Up Methods
    07:08
  • Compound SNOT Friends Character Design Walkthrough
    12:13

Instructor

Rob Mcleay
Chief Tutorial Designer
Rob Mcleay
  • 4.1 Instructor Rating
  • 15 Reviews
  • 5,551 Students
  • 1 Course

Hi ! My name is Rob, chief tutorial designer at McLeay Workshops and creator of the Rob McLeay Drawing Show! I teach students the ability to draw well, using the Draw 8 Method a process I designed while teaching over 1500 students through out Auckland, New Zealand. This a tried and tested methods from the animation and gaming industry. The workshops are fun, engaging, and educational.

I graduated from animation school 2 decades ago and have published 5 books and has been running his own art tuition company McLeay Workshops for just as long.

Join me on my adventure to convert all my 100’s projects into a complete online visual development course for anyone looking to break into the industry.

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