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Character Design Technician Course

What will I learn?

Unleash your potential as a character design technician with our comprehensive course, specially tailored for arts professionals. Master sketching techniques to develop unique features and experiment with shapes and sizes. Improve your presentation skills by ensuring designs match the character's role and structuring presentations that 'wow'. Delve into character concept development, polishing details, and understanding what's 'in' in animation. Learn to execute final designs using digital tools and old-school methods, ensuring they look good and are relevant in today's animated series scene.

Apoia's Unique Benefits

Online course with lifetime access
Certificate aligned with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
24/7 online support
Select and organise the chapters you want to study
Customise your course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study anytime, no internet required

Build skills

Enhance your practical skills in the areas listed below

Master sketching: Develop unique features and experiment with shapes and sizes.

Present effectively: Make sure design matches the role and explain choices clearly.

Conceptualise characters: Define roles, create backstories, and explore traits.

Refine details: Choose versions, add clothing, and sharpen expressions.

Stay trendy: Understand animation trends, styles, and colour schemes.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload.

  • Choose which chapter to start with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters like the examples below

This is a free course, focused on personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but it offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.