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“Any time an artist or designer
can portray story points through a design or an illustration, the work becomes much more engaging. Iain
does a wonderful job of explaining the structure of visual storytelling
and how to create strong character designs that support your story.”
- Scott Robertson
Design Studio Press
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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."
Product Code: IMC02
Creating Unique Characters
Concept Designing Process
Character Body Language
The Secret of Life
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Creating Amazing Expressions
Drawing Beautiful Women
Creating Icons
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01. Introduction
02. Character Line-up
03. Body Design
04. Head Design
05. Head Painting
06. Body Painting
07. Final Thoughts
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Iain McCaig is an internationally recognized
and award-winning artist, and one of the motion
picture industry's leading conceptual designers.
He has worked on numerous films, including Peter
Pan, and Harry Potter and the Goblet
of Fire.
Most recently, Iain was one of the principal
designers on Star Wars Episode One, Star
Wars Episode Two and Star Wars Episode
Three in which
his work includes the landmark designs for Queen
Amidala and Darth Maul. As a concept designer,
screenwriter, director and illustrator, Iain's
talents have led him to numerous projects including
The Face, his directorial debut in 1988.
In 2001 he wrote and designed his first CG feature
film,
The Pied Piper for Imax/Mainframe. Iain
has taught drawing and storytelling for over
twenty years.
Visual Storytelling with Iain McCaig
Volume 1: Anatomy of a Story
Visual Storytelling with Iain McCaig
Volume 3: Sea King/Space Witch Character Design
Visual Storytelling with Iain McCaig
Volume 4: Human Character and Environment Design
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