Everyone loves a challenge and we at APW love designing characters, so here’s the deal. Take the challenge to design one new animation character everyday for two weeks. Every day on our blog and on our Facebook page we’ll post a new shape for you to use as a basis for a new character design. The basic shape will be the starting point for your character design. The character design is up to you.
Starting on Monday, October 24th and continuing everyday until Monday, November 7th we will post one new basic shape every day (at 9am each morning) on the APW facebook page and on this blog. Your mission, should you accept it, is to design a character based on or inspired by that day’s basic shape. The possibilities are endless here. Draw one pose of your new character (a full turnaround is not necessary) and feel free to post it on our facebook page. APW instructors, TA’s and APW alumni will get in on this as well. It’s pretty wide open – break out your sketchbook and have fun!
Day 1!
Today is day 1 of the 14 day APW Character Design Challenge and here the basic shape for Monday, October 24. Use this shape as a starting point as you design a character and feel free to post your character on APW’s facebook page or email it to vince@animationportfolioworkshop.com. We’ll try to post as many characters as we can. Happy designing! Many thanks to Alexi Balian, Josh Salmon Miller, Toronto character designer (former APW student) Nate Gaul as well as former PWI student, Rajesh Pai! Please have a look at Rajesh’s blog – it’s full of life drawings, character designs and other animation art!
Day 2!
It’s day 2 of the 14 day APW Character Design Challenge and here is the basic shape for Tuesday, October 25. Use this shape as a starting point as you design a character and feel free to post your character on APW’s facebook page or email it to vince@animationportfolioworkshop.com. Happy drawing! Many thanks to Toronto illustrator (and good friend of the APW) Zen Rankin and character designer, Nate Gaul and Toronto Painter/Illustrator Linda Roy!
Day 3!
It’s day 3 and here is the basic shape for Wednesday, October 26. Let this inspire you and as always, feel free to post your character on APW’s facebook page or email it to vince@animationportfolioworkshop.com. Yippeee!
Many thanks to character designers! From Goa, Indai, Rajesh Pai, and from Toronto, Zen Rankin, Iris Ma, Sam Vest and Paul B and Zach!
Day 4!
Day 4! Voila – your basic shape for Thursday, October 27. As usual, please feel free to post your character on APW’s facebook page or email it to vince@animationportfolioworkshop.com. Alright, then…
Day 5!
Day 5 already?!! Let me introduce you to your basic shape for Friday, October 28. As usual, please feel free to post your character on APW’s facebook page or email it to vince@animationportfolioworkshop.com. This is fun…
Day 6!
Day 6 and going strong!! Your basic shape for Saturday, October 29. As usual, please feel free to post your character on APW’s facebook page or email it to vince@animationportfolioworkshop.com. Keep the characters coming…
Day 7!
Day 7 already?!! Your basic shape for Sunday, October 30 (wooOOOoo…howl etc). As usual, please feel free to post your character on APW’s facebook page or email it to vince@animationportfolioworkshop.com. Design more characters, my friends…and we will take over the world! (evil laugh…) Many thanks to Toronto animator/illustrator (and member of the APW team of TA’s) Iris Ma! Have a look at Iris’s blog “art of ima“!
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Wow…fantastic character designs! Thanks to all of the artists! It’s so great to see the different approaches people take.
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