Pro-Tip #2 Use Reference

Design your own animation character and you can win free tuition for our 2013/2014 Session of classes.  Toronto Character Designer Nate Gaul has contributed Pro-Tip #2.  Nate suggests that you use reference in designing your animation character.

For an example let's pretend I have been tasked with designing an elderly reptilian merchant who loves to eat mice. I would want to make sure I am familiar with the necessary visual language. What do merchants look like? What makes someone look old? What makes a reptile look like a reptile? What do mice look like?  Read more...

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