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Stories can be written with pictures as well as with words. Veteran storyteller and concept artist Iain McCaig takes you on a journey through the process of creating a story visually–from story beats and story gates, to story drawings and the art of dreaming images on paper. By the end of this DVD, you will have the tools and techniques you need to create dynamic visual stories of your own. This DVD contains the source for the subsequent lessons on creature and character design, as Iain McCaig retells Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid" as a science fiction epic.
The Language of Pictures
The Three Act Play
Adapting a Classic
Creating Story Drawings
Drawing on Real Life
Story Beats: the Pulse of a Story
Case Study: The Cosmic Mermaid
01. Introduction
02. Story Structure
03. Story Beats
04. Little Mermaid
05. Sea King
06. The Wedding
07. Iron Maiden
08. Attack
09. Story Telling
Creating unforgettable and iconic characters is the goal of character designers everywhere. In the second DVD of this series, veteran storyteller and concept artist Iain McCaig shows you how to create an unforgettable leading character, infusing your design with the power of visual storytelling in order to give it life. Following "Volume 1: Anatomy of a Story", this DVD joins McCaig as he begins creating the title character for his science fiction adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid."
Creating Unique Characters
Concept Designing Process
Character Body Language
The Secret of Life
Creating Amazing Expressions
Drawing Beautiful Women
01. Introduction
02. Character Line-up
03. Body Design
04. Head Design
05. Head Painting
06. Body Painting
07. Final Thoughts
Creating memorable Icons of Good and Evil is the pillar of all Storytelling. In the third DVD of this series, veteran storyteller and concept artist Iain McCaig shows you how to generate unlimited ideas for good and evil characters while sharing the secrets of his three-step process to iconic character design. Following "Volume 1: Anatomy of a Story" and "Volume 2: Cosmic Mermaid Character Design," Iain McCaig creates the Sea King and the Space Witch in his science fiction adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid."
Creating Icons of Good
Creating Icons of Evil
Generating Unlimited Ideas
Serving the Needs of the Story
Tapping into the Muse
Knowing when to Stop
01. Introduction
02. Drawing Research
03. Sea King Design
04. Sea King Painting
05. Sea King 2 Color Sketch
06. Sea Witch Design
07. Sea Witch Painting
08. Final Thoughts
Creating Human Beings
Making a Stage
Costumes and Props
Making the Pieces Fit
01. Introduction
02. Space Painting
03. Planet Painting
04. Asteroid Field
05. Blue-line Drawings
06. Space-Woman Marker Work
07. Space-Man Color Rendering
08. Space-Woman Color Rendering
This video was added to our catalog on November 04, 2005 in Digital Art - 3D::Animation.
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This series of instructional DVDs were great. It really gives you a sense of being in the classroom. More importantly it's the right information/inspiration you need if you're working on your portfolio for that next big break!
This was awesome!! Iain McCaig really gets you thinking about how to visualize your artwork better!!
