Assignment 1 - Exploration, Concept Art, and Character Design
Assigned Wednesday, Jan 17
Participation (Due Friday, Jan 19 before class)
Deliverable (Due Sunday, Jan 21st, 5:00pm)
Design your own character or find a piece of concept art that you like. If using a found design, augment the character design by drawing over the piece - make it your own, add something unique to it. You will be in charge of modeling, rigging, and animating this character throughout the course. Pick something that is achievable at your skill level. Create a PDF that includes the concept art and describes the character attributes, the world they live in, and their goals within this world. This world building exercise should be all original material.
To make modeling the character easier, consider making an additional plan of the character from both a side and a front view. This is helpful for comparison when modeling (especially for box modeling but also for sculpting). Remember to use guidelines to keep your character's proportions consistent! Below is an example from online.
Assigned Wednesday, Jan 17
Participation (Due Friday, Jan 19 before class)
- Read the Course Website thoroughly, especially the Submission Guidelines
- Respond to the Assignment 1 poll on Piazza (create an account if you don't have one yet)
Deliverable (Due Sunday, Jan 21st, 5:00pm)
Design your own character or find a piece of concept art that you like. If using a found design, augment the character design by drawing over the piece - make it your own, add something unique to it. You will be in charge of modeling, rigging, and animating this character throughout the course. Pick something that is achievable at your skill level. Create a PDF that includes the concept art and describes the character attributes, the world they live in, and their goals within this world. This world building exercise should be all original material.
To make modeling the character easier, consider making an additional plan of the character from both a side and a front view. This is helpful for comparison when modeling (especially for box modeling but also for sculpting). Remember to use guidelines to keep your character's proportions consistent! Below is an example from online.
