Anime Academy: Characters and Backgrounds!

Anime Academy: Characters and Backgrounds!, available at $119.99, has an average rating of 4.61, with 139 lectures, based on 2467 reviews, and has 37145 subscribers.

You will learn about Basics of anime bodies How to draw anime faces How to do line art How to do make an illustration with characters How to design a character How to design different types of characters Design Principles How to draw Backgrounds How to draw different head views The basics of perspective Story Telling This course is ideal for individuals who are Beginner artists wanting to draw anime or Beginner artists wanting to learn basic anatomy or Artists who want to learn how to design characters or Artists who want to learn how to make illustrations It is particularly useful for Beginner artists wanting to draw anime or Beginner artists wanting to learn basic anatomy or Artists who want to learn how to design characters or Artists who want to learn how to make illustrations.

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Summary

Title: Anime Academy: Characters and Backgrounds!

Price: $119.99

Average Rating: 4.61

Number of Lectures: 139

Number of Published Lectures: 139

Number of Curriculum Items: 139

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 139

Original Price: $22.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Basics of anime bodies
How to draw anime faces
How to do line art
How to do make an illustration with characters
How to design a character
How to design different types of characters
Design Principles
How to draw Backgrounds
How to draw different head views
The basics of perspective
Story Telling

Who Should Attend

Beginner artists wanting to draw anime
Beginner artists wanting to learn basic anatomy
Artists who want to learn how to design characters
Artists who want to learn how to make illustrations

Target Audiences

Beginner artists wanting to draw anime
Beginner artists wanting to learn basic anatomy
Artists who want to learn how to design characters
Artists who want to learn how to make illustrations

This course is your go to for anime drawing and illustration and design making. You will learn everything from drawing the body, to learning digital painting and compositions!

This course will take you from having little to no knowledge in anime drawing and painting, to having a much better foundation so that you can build and customize your own artwork at a much more advanced level.

So what else is in it for you?

You’ll create 4 different projects in this course that will take you from not knowing how to draw anime, to drawing your own characters and putting them in illustrations!

You’ll gain instant access to all 16 sections of the course.

The course is designed to take you through step by step, the process of designing your own characters and making your own pieces and learning the fundamentals in anime art. It will equip you with the fundamentals so you can apply them to your own designs and illustration!

Don’t believe me? I offer you a full money back guarantee within the first 30 days of purchasing the course.

Here’s what you get with the course:

You’ll get access to the 15 sections of the course that will teach you the step by step process of drawing anime and digital painting from the basics. The course is supported with over 60 hours of clear and effective content that I guide you through each step of the way.

All yours instantly:

The course starts with the basics. I will be going over photoshop basics necessary to go through the course with.
Next, you will get an in-depth understanding of anime characters, starting from basic shapes, to building poses using simple shapes. You will also go through how to draw a variety of heads, facial features, hair, etc.
I will also be teaching you basic 1pt and 2pt perspective that will be necessary for you to build the human body as well as utilize them for backgrounds.
Then, you will be drawing a variety of male and female poses with clothes on. I will teach you the seven basic folds as well as how to integrate them onto the body. You will be drawing standing, sitting, and dynamic poses for each, as well as poses for couples!
After poses, you will learn to draw backgrounds from reference. As a mini project, you will be designing a room for your own character and use boxes to help you build it. Then, I will show you how to draw different environments from easy to advanced.
To create your illustrations, I will also be teaching you how to digitally paint in a simple and effective way, from light and dark, to multiple values
You will be painting still lifes, as well as fabric studies, and learning how to color hair, skin, clothes, etc
For the main projects, I will teach you how story structures work, so you can make your own stories and characters to design.
Then, you will design with me 2 characters. I will show you the process of design by making magical girl characters and making a character sheet for both. You will watch me how to paint step by step each of the way, from reference to sketch, linework and painting.
After designing the two characters, I will be teaching you composition tips and sketches to help you with putting your characters in an illustration.

Over the 15 sections you will learn:

How to draw anime bodies
How to use digital brushes
How to use the basics of photoshop
Perspective
Anatomy
How to draw and paint clothes
Faces and Hair
Color & lighting
Still life painting with a limited palette
How to digitally paint
Composition
How to draw environments
How to design a room
Character Design
Illustration Making Processes

What else will you get?

– Personal contact with the instructor

– Lifetime access to course materials

– Real time tutorials

– Very in depth commentary

This all comes under one convenient easy to use platform. In addition, you will get fast, friendly, responsive support on the Udemy Q&A section of the course or direct message.

Can’t wait to see what you come up with!

So what are you waiting for? Sign up now and get started on your anime journey!

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Facebook Group Entry code

Lecture 3: Materials

Lecture 4: How to Use Q&A

Lecture 5: Most Common Questions and Answers

Lecture 6: Difference between Characters and Illustrations

Lecture 7: Photoshop Basics

Lecture 8: How to Create Shortcuts

Lecture 9: Inspiration Demo!

Chapter 2: Anime Bodies (Male and Female)

Lecture 1: Basic Shapes

Lecture 2: Form and Line Exercise

Lecture 3: Anatomy for Girls

Lecture 4: Anatomy for Guys

Lecture 5: Gesture Drawing

Lecture 6: Female Hands

Lecture 7: Male Hands

Lecture 8: Female Feet

Lecture 9: Male Feet

Lecture 10: Simple Back View

Lecture 11: Simple Proportions (New)

Chapter 3: How to Draw Anime faces

Lecture 1: Male Face

Lecture 2: Male Eyes

Lecture 3: Male noses

Lecture 4: Male Mouth

Lecture 5: Female Face

Lecture 6: Female Eyes

Lecture 7: Female noses and mouth

Lecture 8: Male Hair

Lecture 9: Female Hair

Lecture 10: Male Head Views Pt 1

Lecture 11: Male Head Views Pt 2

Lecture 12: Male Head Views Pt 3

Lecture 13: Female Head Views Pt 1

Lecture 14: Female Head Views Pt 2

Lecture 15: Female Head Views Pt 3

Lecture 16: Male Expressions 1

Lecture 17: Male Expressions 2

Lecture 18: Male Expressions 3

Lecture 19: Female Expressions 1

Lecture 20: Female Expressions 2

Lecture 21: Female Expressions 3

Chapter 4: How to Draw Poses

Lecture 1: Anime Girl Body Types

Lecture 2: Anime Guy Body Types

Lecture 3: 7 Basic Folds

Lecture 4: How to Draw RIbbons

Lecture 5: Female Standing Poses

Lecture 6: Female Standing Poses 2

Lecture 7: Female Sitting Poses

Lecture 8: Female Dynamic Poses

Lecture 9: Female Dynamic Poses 2

Lecture 10: Male Standing Poses

Lecture 11: Male Sitting Poses

Lecture 12: Male Dynamic Poses

Lecture 13: Cute Couple Poses

Chapter 5: Backgrounds

Lecture 1: Perspective Review

Lecture 2: Camera

Lecture 3: Making a Bedroom using Boxes

Lecture 4: Detailing the Bedroom

Lecture 5: Drawing backgrounds from Reference (super easy)

Lecture 6: Drawing backgrounds from Reference (easy)

Lecture 7: Drawing backgrounds from Reference (intermediate)

Lecture 8: Shading Backgrounds

Chapter 6: Painting and Lighting basics

Lecture 1: Painting Basic Shapes in Black and White

Lecture 2: Forms of the Face

Lecture 3: Black and White Figure Study

Lecture 4: Color Theory and Temperature Relationships

Lecture 5: Still Life Painting

Lecture 6: Rendering Tips

Lecture 7: Fabric Studies

Lecture 8: Fabric Studies 2

Chapter 7: Lining and Color

Lecture 1: How to Line

Lecture 2: How to Flat Color

Lecture 3: How to Color 1

Lecture 4: How to Color 2

Chapter 8: Story and Design

Lecture 1: Story and Character Basics

Lecture 2: Design Principles

Lecture 3: Design Exercise: Redesign

Chapter 9: Original Story

Lecture 1: Summary

Chapter 10: Character #1: Mia

Lecture 1: Story and Personality

Lecture 2: Exploration

Lecture 3: Sketches Civilian

Lecture 4: Sketches Civilian 2

Lecture 5: Sketches Hero

Lecture 6: Sketches Hero 2

Lecture 7: Prop Design

Lecture 8: Refining Design

Lecture 9: Linework

Lecture 10: Color Block In

Lecture 11: Color Block In 2

Lecture 12: Color Block in 3

Instructors

Christina Wu/Dubell
Character artist

Rating Distribution

1 stars: 9 votes
2 stars: 25 votes
3 stars: 163 votes
4 stars: 655 votes
5 stars: 1615 votes

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