Character Design for Animation: Craft Memorable Personalities

Character Design for Animation: Craft Memorable Personalities is your gateway to creating attractive and relatable characters that captivate viewers. Animator and storyteller Toniko Pantoja, known for his work on blockbusters like How to Train Your Dragon 3, Trolls, and Croods 2, shares his expertise to help you craft compelling characters for any animation project.

About Toniko Pantoja:

Toniko Pantoja brings a wealth of experience in character design and animation. With a career that spans directing animated shorts and working on major films, Toniko has built a fan base of over 335K followers on YouTube and Instagram. His technical skills and unique animation style have captivated millions of viewers.

Course Overview:

In this course, Toniko draws from his professional and personal experiences to teach you how to create engaging and memorable characters. You'll learn how to develop characters that are attractive, relatable, and realistic, suitable for personal animation projects or pitches.

Key Learning Objectives:

Find Character References: Discover how to find useful references that make your characters unique and exciting.

Explore Character Versions: Learn to explore different versions of your character and see how they fit into your story.

Character Emotions and Attitudes: Create your story around your character's emotions and attitudes.

Character Dynamics: Develop interesting character dynamics using contrasting personas.

Poses and Emotions: Dive into real-life character poses and emotions to tell an authentic story.

Practical Examples: Analyze Toniko's past characters and how he used posing and emotions to convey their stories.

Course Benefits:

Whether you're developing a complete animation pitch or just starting to develop your character, this course provides the tools and knowledge to create new characters for any animation or story. With Toniko's direct and insightful teaching method, you'll be equipped to create characters that resonate with your audience.

Prerequisites:

Basic animation and illustration skills will enhance your learning experience in this course. To follow along with Toniko, you will need an internet connection, Adobe Animate, and a graphics tablet. If you don't have an iPad or drawing device, you can still draw in Adobe Animate using a mouse.

Enhance Your Animation Skills:

For more animation adventures, explore Toniko's complete Animation Learning Path, designed to take your skills to the next level.

Create Engaging Characters:

Join Toniko Pantoja in this comprehensive course and learn how to design characters that bring your animation stories to life. Transform your ideas into captivating and memorable personalities with expert guidance and practical techniques.