LAYOUT 2D - CONCLUSION

Mastering drawing and creative techniques: a graphic culture and an artistic eye sharpen to adapt to any type of projects.

ANIMATION STUDIO

Understand and build the basic shape

Control volume and structure according to the perspective, camera angle and action

Very important point

When you draw, you must create virtual lines of perspective according to the position of every parts of the character.

Those lines don't have to be drawn, with experience, this construction will be only in your mind...But you must give the habit to your eyes to see in 3 dimensions and understand the volume.

WHAT TO LEARN BEFORE START IN LAYOUT

Learning to draw characters, objects and backgrounds

Perspective

- The different types of perspective

- Rules of perspective

- Measures

- The reflections

- The shadows

Character design and posing

- The styles: Realistic, cartoon...

- Creation and method (rough, rendering, presentation

- Understand and hold the volume without loosing the model.

- The personalities

- Attitudes and acting

- Silhouette

Background design

- The styles

- Composition

- Readibility

- Depth of field

- Model sheet and references

- Integration of animation and characters

Advanced perspective notions

- Full control of the rules

- Learn to cheat with the rules

- The deformations

- Drawing in perspective without building
(accustom your eye to see the errors)

2D DESIGN ADVANCED AND REALISM

This program will allow new layout artists to acquire a mastery of drawing, volume and perspective, as well as the first notions of animation.

Basics

- ToonBoom Harmony

- Wacom Cintiq and use

- The rough drawing

- The final render

Living model

- Dynamic attitudes and body language

- Lines of strength and construction

- The rough and rendered

- Anatomy

ACTING

Give life to your characters and poses with realistic acting sessions.

SKETCHING THE HUMAN BODY

Study and practice the human body in action to create natural movements and acting.
Acquire the fundamentals in drawing and anatomy to avoid mistakes in your construction and movements.

Drawing will take place on both paper and digital Graphic work on dedicated software

CONSTRUCTION

Understand the volume and structure, mastering perspective and space...

Character design is so much more than a character’s physical line.
A huge part of drawing process is portraying who they are as a person, their personality, emotions and feelings.
⁠In our training we will teach to the new layout artists how to do that, breaking down the concepts that will transform characters from flat lines, lifeless drawings to ones that tell a story through their dynamic poses and lively expressions.

TRAINING SUMMARY

CONCEPT : with this training program, our students will learn the advanced drawing techniques from sketching to final drawing.
This program is mainly oriented on drawing.
Audience: ideal for students looking for jobs that require a high level of design, such as animation and layout.

MAIN COURSES :
Perspective: Courses and exercises
The different types of perspective
Rules of perspective
Measures
The reflections
The shadows
Cheat with perspective
Background design
Composition

-COMPOSITION : The rules & broke the rules

-CHARACTERS DESIGN : from cartoon to realistic style
Advanced concepts of living model and anatomy:
Fast poses
Attitudes
Expressions
The sketch
History
The styles (realistic, cartoon, caricature …)
Creation and method (rough, rendering, presentation)
Understand and hold the volume without losing the model
The personalities
Attitudes and acting
Silhouette

– ACTING AND BODY LANGUAGE

LAYOUT 2D - CONCLUSION