Uartsy – Stylized Character Development

The 5 most important lessons:

• How to understand and break down 3D forms and volumes
• How to sculpt a stylized character for animation using key design principles
• How to understand the concept of appeal and put it into practice as you design your own characters
• Understanding the challenges professional character artists face and the role they play in animation pipelines
• Tips for incorporating a character’s movement and facial expressions into your designs
• Stylized Character Development

Project 1 : Creating a Concept and Begining a Block Out

Lecture 1  07:15 Introduction to the Course
Lecture 2  09:41 Appeal
Lecture 3  09:57 Marrying Anatomy and Appeal
Lecture 4  11:46 Benefits of Teamwork in Production
Lecture 5  10:17 Using Simple Forms to Establish Volume
Lecture 6  09:09 Improving the Appeal of an Existing Model
Lecture 7  06:22 Introducing Our Project
Lecture 8  19:36 Creating a Neutral Concept
Lecture 9  18:26 Shoe and Arm
Lecture 10  23:05 A Discussion of Anatomy
Lecture 11  15:26 Mirroring
Lecture 12 Class Resources
Lecture 13  46:14 Meet and Greet Part 1

Project 2 : Finishing the Block Out

Lecture 1  23:18 Finger Blockout
Lecture 2  20:30 Duplicating the Fingers
Lecture 3  16:01 Creating the Thumb and Placing the Hand
Lecture 4  18:45 Wrist and Elbow
Lecture 5  20:37 Cleaning Up the Leg
Lecture 6  25:06 Cleaning Up the Torso
Lecture 7  15:14 Dynameshing and ZRemeshing the Character

Project 3 : Creating the Head

Lecture 1 Mod 3 Resources
Lecture 2  24:54 Head Sculpting Technique Part 1
Lecture 3  21:34 Head Sculpting Technique Part 2
Lecture 4  21:12 Creating the Head and Teeth
Lecture 5  20:38 Sculpting the Teeth and Refining the Mouth
Lecture 6  18:25 Tweaking the Mouth, Eyes, and Brow
Lecture 7  24:40 More Facial Adjustments
Lecture 8  22:03 Continuing to Paint Face and Eyes
Lecture 9  02:02 Fixing Symmetry
Lecture 10  04:00 Creating Eyelashes

Project 4 : Sculpting the Hair

Lecture 1  15:09 Adjusting the Face
Lecture 2  14:57 Adjusting the Ears
Lecture 3  13:18 Sculpting the Eyebrows
Lecture 4  14:17 Creating a Base for the Hair
Lecture 5  16:58 Creating a Base for the Ponytail
Lecture 6  11:26 Adjusting the Head and Hair
Lecture 7  17:37 Sculpting the Bangs
Lecture 8  22:35 Sculpting the Ponytail
Lecture 9  16:03 Adding High Frequency Details to the Hair
Lecture 10  13:46 Refining the Bangs

Project 5 : Adding More Detail to the Hair

Lecture 1  19:17 Utilizing Curve Brushes For Hair
Lecture 2  19:51 Creating Variance In the Hair
Lecture 3  19:20 Adding Curve Detail to the Ponytail
Lecture 4  12:18 Final Touches on the Hair
Lecture 5  18:33 FiberMesh Run Through
Lecture 6  21:59 Redoing the Eyebrows
Lecture 7  20:30 Adjusting the Eyes, Lips, Boots, and Gloves
Lecture 8  14:59 More Adjustments, UVs and Surface Noise

Project 6 : Sculpting the Dog Head

Lecture 1  24:49 Surface Noise and Sculpting the Dog Head Part 1
Lecture 2  29:14 Sculpting the Dog Head Part 2
Lecture 3  20:46 Defning Hair Flow
Lecture 4  19:43 Creating Specific Hair Shapes
Lecture 5  21:23 Making and Utilizing a Fur Brush
Lecture 6  22:13 Adding Individual Hairs
Lecture 7  09:20 Hair Tufts Using Curve Tubes Snap

Project 7 : Creating the Dog Body

Lecture 1  22:42 Modifying the Dog Head and Poly Painting
Lecture 2  14:32 Blocking Out the Dog Body
Lecture 3  14:56 Detailing the Dog Suit
Lecture 4  19:24 Refining the Dog Suit
Lecture 5  21:32 Fnishing the Dog Suit and Detailing the Female Suit
Lecture 6  23:29 Refining the Female Suit

Project 8 : Sculpting Clothing

Lecture 1  23:03 Drapery Overview
Lecture 2  21:18 Basic Wrinkles
Lecture 3  19:47 Sculpting Pants
Lecture 4  19:19 Dress and Collar
Lecture 5  20:56 Jacket with Collar
Lecture 6  17:59 Cape Part 1
Lecture 7  16:14 Cape Part 2

Project 9 : Posing the Final Sculpt

Lecture 1 Module 9 Resources
Lecture 2  19:42 Sculpting the Boot
Lecture 3  23:35 Refining Boots and Hands
Lecture 4  19:42 Posing the Body
Lecture 5  20:12 Posing the Neck and Resculpting Anatomical Landmarks
Lecture 6  20:02 Tweaking the Pose
Lecture 7  28:04 Adjusting the Legs and Lower Torso
Lecture 8  28:10 Honeing in on the Final Look
Lecture 9  19:22 Posing the Left Hand
Lecture 10  20:28 Posing the Right Hand
Lecture 11  23:39 Adding Straps and Tubes
Lecture 12  18:29 Final Touches on the Dog
Lecture 13  18:14 Final Adjustments to the Pose
Lecture 14  25:11 Turntable Rendering

Project 10 : Prepping for 3D Print

Lecture 1  14:01 3D printing preparation and tips
Lecture 2  13:01 Cutting the model parts for 3D printing
Lecture 3  14:03 Preparing the helmet parts for printing
Lecture 4  08:25 Preparing the head for printing
Lecture 5  09:08 Preparing the torso for printing
Lecture 6  11:34 Preparing other parts for 3d printing
Lecture 7  08:13 Tweaks and final adjustments
Lecture 8  11:06 Sending the model for printing
Lecture 9  22:35 Cleaning Up and Assembling 3D prints

Stylized Character Development

Project 11 : Critiques (Class of January 2014)
Project 12 : Crits (Class of June 2014)