1. Design & Illustration
  2. Character Design

Character Design & Animation for Games

Jonathan Lam
FREELessons: 16Length: 2.1 hours
Character DesignIllustrationVideo Games
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1.1 Introduction

Welcome to the Character Design and Animation for Games course! This course is for people who want to improve their skills at character design in Adobe Illustrator, such as aspiring character designers, animators, illustrators and game developers. This is a beginner to intermediate level course that will help you develop a solid grounding in the foundations of character design and animation.

1.Introduction
2 lessons, 07:03

1.1
Introduction
01:21

1.2
Illustrator Setup
05:42

2.Character Design
9 lessons, 1:32:52

2.1
Character Silhouettes
09:45

2.2
Sketching the Character
10:33

2.3
Character Template
13:44

2.4
Head
11:14

2.5
Torso
11:42

2.6
Waist
09:07

2.7
Arms and Legs
09:46

2.8
Sword
09:35

2.9
Final Touches
07:26

3.Animation
4 lessons, 25:23

3.1
Animation Prep
08:33

3.2
Introduction to Spine
02:12

3.3
Bones
06:28

3.4
Animate
08:10

4.Conclusion
1 lesson, 01:09

4.1
Conclusion
01:09

Jonathan Lam
Jonathan Lam
Hi everyone! My name is Jonathan Lam and I'm a Digital Artist on a mission to empower, educate and inspire creative students just like you to gain the creative skills you desire! Currently I work for Ubisoft as a concept and game artist. My skills range from graphic design, illustration, animation, 3D modelling/sculpting, concept art and video editing. Some of the projects I've worked on include Hungry Shark World, Hungry Shark Evolution, Starbeard and the Kickstarter Funded Game called Eminence: Xander's Tales. I've also worked with many high profile clients including Riot Games, Sony Entertainment, Hasbro and Google as a graphic designer and illustrator.
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