COURSES

Digital Character Design

This course covers the basic techniques and methods of character design. Students will start with basic shape language and move on to fundamental world-concept design, character personality design, moodboards, basic body language, costume design, and coloring techniques to complete a character design or gather inspirations for future projects. This course is suitable for students interested in character design, illustration, graphic design, or those needing to design original characters.

Course Overview

All the courses are designed for students to be able to finish their courses in 7 classes.
Please feel free to contact us for more detailed scheduling and tuition rate through 1 on 1 consultation.

TERM CALENDAR

• FALL 2024: Mon, Sep 9 - Sat, Dec 21, 2024
- Thanksgiving break: Mon, Nov 25 - Sat, Nov 30, 2024

SCHEDULED SESSION

• Session 1: Mon, Sep 9 - Sat, Oct 26, 2024
• Session 2: Mon, Oct 28 - Sat, Dec 21, 2024

Schedule & Tuition // Online for grade 10-12&up

• Remote learning
• Session-based enrollment *
• 4-hour long class
• 7 classes / 7 weeks (1 session)

BELL SCHEDULE **

• MON - FRI
- Period 1: 11 am - 3 pm
- Period 2: 4 pm - 8 pm
• SAT
- Period 1: 10 am - 2 pm
- Period 2: 3 pm - 7 pm

SCHEDULED CLASS DAY & TIME

Monday

period 1
period 2

Thursday

period 1
period 2

Friday

period 1
period 2

Saturday

period 1
period 2

TUITION & FEES

• $955 tuition per session
• NO material fee required for this course

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Schedule & Tuition // Online for grade 6-9

• Remote learning
• Session-based enrollment *
• 3-hour long class
• 7 classes / 7 weeks (1 session)

BELL SCHEDULE **

• MON - FRI
- Period 2: 4 pm - 7 pm
• SAT
- Period 1: 10 am - 1 pm
- Period 2: 3 pm - 6 pm

SCHEDULED CLASS DAY & TIME

Monday

period 2

Thursday

period 2

Friday

period 2

Saturday

period 1
period 2

TUITION & FEES

• $800 tuition per session
• NO material fee required for this course

Buy this course

Schedule & Tuition // On-Campus for grade 10-12&up

• In-person learning
• Session-based enrollment *
• 4-hour long class
• 7 classes / 7 weeks (1 session)

BELL SCHEDULE **

• MON - FRI
- Period 1: 11 am - 3 pm
- Period 2: 4 pm - 8 pm
• SAT
- Period 1: 10 am - 2 pm
- Period 2: 3 pm - 7 pm

SCHEDULED CLASS DAY & TIME

Monday

period 1
period 2

Thursday

period 1
period 2

Friday

period 2

Saturday

period 1
period 2

TUITION & FEES

• $955 tuition per session
• NO material fee required for this course

Buy this course

Schedule & Tuition // On-Campus for grade 6-9

• In-person learning
• Session-based enrollment *
• 3-hour long class
• 7 classes / 7 weeks (1 session)

BELL SCHEDULE **

• MON - FRI
- Period 2: 4 pm - 7 pm
• SAT
- Period 1: 10 am - 1 pm
- Period 2: 2 pm - 5 pm

SCHEDULED CLASS DAY & TIME

Monday

period 1
period 2 (3 pm - 6 pm)

Thursday

period 1
period 2 (3 pm - 6 pm)

Friday

period 2 (3 pm - 6 pm)

Saturday

period 1
period 2 (3 pm - 6 pm)

TUITION & FEES

• $800 tuition per session
• NO material fee required for this course

Buy this course

Outline

CLASS TYPE

Online / On-Campus

SKILL LEVEL

Basic-Intermediate

GRADE LEVEL

6-12 and up

NUMBER OF CLASSES / DURATION

7 classes / 7 weeks (1 session)

CLASS HOUR

3 hours / 4 hours

NUMBER OF STUDENTS

6 students max. per instructor (online)
8 students max. per instructor (on-campus)

SOFTWARE / TECHNIQUE

Adobe Photoshop

* The course begins and ends on the specific session schedules. You can still enroll in the course in progress when it remains open - please see the availability from the dropdown list.

** Some courses have slightly different bell schedules and they can be found in the class schedule.

Curriculum

These classes are designed to emphasize exaggerated shapes and proportions, as well as experiment with gesture and facial expressions. The students will have an analytical understanding of the human figure, including the shape and function of the human skeletal and muscular systems for both the head and the entire body. By the end of these courses, students will have developed 2-5 of their own characters.

Subjects include:

PROPORTION - AGE, MALE, FEMALE (SIDE, FRONT, BACK)
ANATOMY - MUSCLE, BONE, (SIDE, FRONT, BACK)
FACE 1 - EYE, NOSE, LIPS, EARS
FACE 2 - ANGLES, LIGHT AND SHADOW
GESTURE - WEIGHT AND BALANCE
SILHOUETTE - BODY TYPES AND SHAPES
CREATURE DESIGN 1 - DIFFERENT ANIMAL ANATOMICAL STUDY
CREATURE DESIGN 2 - MIX AND CREATION
CHARACTER DESIGN 1 - RESEARCH
CHARACTER DESIGN 2 - STRUCTURE
CHARACTER DESIGN 3 - COSTUME DESIGN
CHARACTER DESIGN 4 - MOTION STUDY

COURSES

Digital Character Design

Course Overview

TERM CALENDAR

SCHEDULED SESSION

Schedule & Tuition // Online for grade 10-12&up

BELL SCHEDULE **

SCHEDULED CLASS DAY & TIME

TUITION & FEES

Schedule & Tuition // Online for grade 6-9

BELL SCHEDULE **

SCHEDULED CLASS DAY & TIME

TUITION & FEES

Schedule & Tuition // On-Campus for grade 10-12&up

BELL SCHEDULE **

SCHEDULED CLASS DAY & TIME

TUITION & FEES

Schedule & Tuition // On-Campus for grade 6-9

BELL SCHEDULE **

SCHEDULED CLASS DAY & TIME

TUITION & FEES

Outline

CLASS TYPE

SKILL LEVEL

GRADE LEVEL

NUMBER OF CLASSES / DURATION

CLASS HOUR

NUMBER OF STUDENTS

SOFTWARE / TECHNIQUE

Curriculum

PROPORTION - AGE, MALE, FEMALE (SIDE, FRONT, BACK)

ANATOMY - MUSCLE, BONE, (SIDE, FRONT, BACK)

FACE 1 - EYE, NOSE, LIPS, EARS

FACE 2 - ANGLES, LIGHT AND SHADOW

GESTURE - WEIGHT AND BALANCE

SILHOUETTE - BODY TYPES AND SHAPES

CREATURE DESIGN 1 - DIFFERENT ANIMAL ANATOMICAL STUDY

CREATURE DESIGN 2 - MIX AND CREATION

CHARACTER DESIGN 1 - RESEARCH

CHARACTER DESIGN 2 - STRUCTURE

CHARACTER DESIGN 3 - COSTUME DESIGN

CHARACTER DESIGN 4 - MOTION STUDY

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