Do you struggle with integrating your character into an environment you’ve drawn?
We all love designing cool characters, but they don’t exist in a void. They exist in an environment, and it’s your job to create one that is true to the story.
In Level 2 of our curriculum, you learned how to design great characters. In Level 3, you learned how to design amazing environments. Now it’s time to bring these together in one awesome illustration!
In this course, you will learn techniques for identifying your character’s perspective so it can match the perspective of your environment. The class also covers some principles of composition, like focal points, light on dark, and the rule of thirds. The course ends with two demos where Will will walk you through his process for building backgrounds for an existing character.
You will finish the course with refined sketches for two compositions that you can color for assignments in the next Level 4 class, Painting Color & Light.
Determine where to place your character in your composition (and where NOT to place it).
Identify your character’s perspective and design a background to match.
Identify your character’s value and design a background to match.
Establish a focal point and eye movement in your composition.
Create objects and elements that enhance your story and composition.
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Introduction
Assignment 1
Workbook PDF
Assignment 1: Adding a Background
Identify the Perspective
Fixing Existing Character Perspective
Assignment 2
Assignment 2: Finding the Perspective
Focal Points and Character Placement
Exterior Demo: Scarecrow Character
Interior Demo: Mouse Character
Assignment 3
Assignment 3: Building Backgrounds
