Worldbuilding: Background Design
This comprehensive course equips you with skills in perspective drawing, ensuring no detail is left untouched. Elevate your scenes to life-like authenticity. Uncover how perspective can evoke emotions, perfect lighting, and balance. This course will empower you to create mesmerizing backgrounds, transforming your artistic journey forever
Available in our Video Course Membership
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Learning perspective drawing, overcoming a prime challenge left by inadequate school teaching
Understanding the importance of considering the "camera" perspective for conveying emotional story beats
Effective use of thumbnailing to expand upon scene prompt exercises, considering camera angle, lighting, emphasis, and balance
Utilizing modern digital tools to achieve 100% accurate perspective in your artwork
Enhancing believability in your story environments
Learning the animator's approach to scene design, from meticulous "set dressing" to texture density in environments
Creating animation backgrounds using both linear perspective and descriptions of natural forms
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Perspective Drawing
Thumbnailing
Character Introduction
Scene Design
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Designed for individuals who are interested in creating their own animation backgrounds
You can focus on backgrounds that primarily use the rules of linear perspective or those that describe natural forms
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All Animation Tutor Courses Require:
Zoom account for the online feedback sessions (Interactive and Group Courses)
Access to Google Drive to submit homework and to receive feedback files (Interactive and Group Courses)
Reliable internet speed, ideally offering at least 30 Mbps for both downloads and upload, ensures a smooth online experience
Drawing materials of your choice, life drawing is always best done traditionally
Access to a library or bookstore
Ability to seek out artists that inspire you
Willingness to learn and grow as an artist!
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Explore Resource Library:
theanimationtutor.com/resourcesSoftware Recommendations:
Best option: Photoshop with the Lazy Nezumi plugin installed.
Other options: Clip Studio Paint and comfortability with using the Perspective Rulers or Procreate and comfortability using the Perspective Drawing Guide
Most difficult option: Working with pencil on large paper, or multiple pieces of smaller paper (to allow you to extend the vanishing points outside of the composition you're working on)
