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Creature Design Essentials: How To Create Unique & Memorable Creatures | Webinar with Mathias Osland
Get started with Creature Design! Here are 5 essential tips you need to know to design unique and cool creatures:
• Establish a clear purpose for your creature design
• Look at key inspiration sources, like nature and mythology
• Understand animal anatomy - it’s essential for believability!
• Try to reimagine your studies into something new
• Use composite or mixed hybridization in your designs
Check out Mathias's short video on reimagination: th-cam.com/video/t3f4UtC5KbA/w-d-xo.html
Download the presentation: visign.com/downloads/visign-webinar-creature-design
Want to learn more about design? We’ve got you covered - whether you’re a beginner, an intermediate or an advanced artist, you’ll find a course for your own needs: visign.com/courses/category/design
Join our community to stay in the loop with upcoming events: discord.gg/Nt9BW7h4ZY
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:15 Outline
01:15 What is Creature Design?
02:08 Purpose of Creature Design: Emotional Connection
03:10 Purpose of Creature Design: Character Development
04:44 Purpose of Creature Design: World-Building
06:00 Purpose of Creature Design: Entertainment & Spectacle
06:59 Sources of Creativity in Creature Design: Nature
08:14 Sources of Creativity in Creature Design: Mythology & Folklore
09:38 Animal Anatomy is a Foundation
14:26 Reimagination
15:32 Animal Hybridization: Composite Hybridization
16:50 Animal Hybridization: Mixed Hybridization
18:40 Examples of Great Creature Designers
19:40 Course Recommendations
21:30 Wrap Up
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  • @PatrickBatemanPierceAndPierce
    @PatrickBatemanPierceAndPierce 15 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Impressive, very nice.

  • @rongtang2958
    @rongtang2958 22 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Nice video!

  • @---------M
    @---------M วันที่ผ่านมา

    Omg this video is amazing

  • @felicity4841
    @felicity4841 วันที่ผ่านมา

    EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!

  • @zaryuezy-youtaylor2994
    @zaryuezy-youtaylor2994 วันที่ผ่านมา

    So, it is caricatures of animals?

  • @homemgalinhagalinha8078
    @homemgalinhagalinha8078 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thanks man. This helps to better understand the process and to take it step by step

  • @mauriciovenegas2715
    @mauriciovenegas2715 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hi, I want to plan my vis development portfolio for next year. This course may be useful to me but it is not clear to me if they teach practical demos in the course, I only see theory. I would like to learn to paint better. I don't know if my difficulty would be the colors or the values. What courses do you recommend?

    • @visignacademy
      @visignacademy วันที่ผ่านมา

      Hi Mauricio, on the course structure - you can see the full outline on each course page: each week has theory and full demos on how to apply the theory, as well as an assignment for you to practice what you’ve seen. We really recommend doing the assignments, because practice is what helps you improve! You can also join our Discord community ( discord.gg/Nt9BW7h4ZY ) and get feedback on your assignments, from your instructor. As for courses that might be suitable for you - if you’re looking to improve your painting, then courses like Light and Value, Light and Color, or Digital Painting Basics (linked below) are more appropriate than Cylinder Bootcamp (where you’ll draw, not paint). It’s hard to recommend the best one without knowing your current level and what you’re currently struggling with / working to improve. We recommend that you join our Discord, share some of your artworks and your career goals, and our instructors will be able to recommend something that would really help based on your current skills. You can also ask them anything else you want to know about a course, so you know you’re making the right choice! visign.com/courses/light-and-value visign.com/courses/light-and-color visign.com/courses/digital-painting-basics

  • @rongtang2958
    @rongtang2958 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you for sharing your process Mathias! Learning a lot and make my thinking clearer !

  • @u1over
    @u1over 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you! Very inspiring and easy to watch and understand! Love your videos

  • @brayansobral8313
    @brayansobral8313 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hey! nice video but i just wanted to give some feedback of what i'd love to see more I'm not just wanting to learn more but i'd also like to see more of the creative process, the art in the video is gorgeous but it feels like a powerpoint presentation If you could record some of the process of the drawings it would be a lot more capturing. The last video for example (monkey study) was absolutely perfect in that area. I'm not sure which direction you're trying to go with your videos, but maybe a blending of the 2 could hit that sweet spot. From what i've seen on your channel so far, the content is still amazing and you've got a subscriber! i'm excited to see where you go as a content creator Best of lucks mate

    • @visignacademy
      @visignacademy วันที่ผ่านมา

      Hi Brayan, thank you for your thoughtful comment and feedback! As an art school, most of our content will be educational - some will be more theory-heavy, like the webinars, others will be a mix of theory and application/process, like the shorter videos that we’ve added more recently. We completely understand that process is important; it’s captivating, it’s inspiring, it helps everyone connect to the topic better. We saw that many viewers appreciated the monkey and the witches processes for example! We’ll do our best to incorporate the process more, and while we can’t guarantee that we can do this for every video (the webinars for example, they are actually presentations), we are, as you so well said, trying to find that sweet spot. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts - every thoughtful feedback like yours helps shape the direction of our channel!

  • @tabbytiger2070
    @tabbytiger2070 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    please make more process videos!

  • @glazzygobbler
    @glazzygobbler 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    great video! its a shame these kinds of videos dont get much traction here, coz this is some good stuff. would love to have a chat with you!

    • @visignacademy
      @visignacademy วันที่ผ่านมา

      Hi Glazzy, join our Discord community: discord.gg/Nt9BW7h4ZY - you can chat with us and other awesome artists at all levels!

  • @desperateartist
    @desperateartist 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Amazing! Bring us more nice videos like this!!

  • @chaoswolf7976
    @chaoswolf7976 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    THAT is exactly the right mindset. To get better. To stay innovative etc. And also a good reminder exactly at the right time x3

  • @thanatosor
    @thanatosor 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great style & process, Instant sub

  • @chantaldixon2783
    @chantaldixon2783 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You artwork is amazing. I myself try to develop with creatures

  • @junechevalier
    @junechevalier 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This mindset actually helps beyond just 2D art. It can be implemented in for example 3D just as my field of expertise. Thank you for that!

  • @masonthecoyote
    @masonthecoyote 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    what brushes you use? im amazed by your drawings

    • @visignacademy
      @visignacademy 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The free brush pack from Visign, that has both drawing and painting brushes: visign.com/downloads/visign-brush-pack As well as the hard round and soft round brush!

  • @SharpShaBoom8
    @SharpShaBoom8 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great advice and I love your style

  • @erickmore_art
    @erickmore_art 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Amazing work, may i ask...are u using a ipad or a display?

    • @visignacademy
      @visignacademy 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Mathias is working with a Wacom Tablet!

    • @aimeefritz9186
      @aimeefritz9186 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I’m wondering this too. Like Intuos or Cintiq?

    • @visignacademy
      @visignacademy 16 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@aimeefritz9186 It's a Wacom Intuos

  • @mojoryse7836
    @mojoryse7836 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    great work man!

  • @bottomgbugatti
    @bottomgbugatti 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This was a very helpful thanks, great channel.

  • @chrisiadraws
    @chrisiadraws 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The artwork is amazing but I'm loving how much more characters and interest, and fun the counting of those bananas is adding!

  • @ShiShiPatnaik
    @ShiShiPatnaik 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Nicely done!

  • @harvey4548
    @harvey4548 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    so goood!!! posting a comment to boost this video in the algorithm

    • @visignacademy
      @visignacademy 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thank you, much appreciated!

  • @malikgarcia699
    @malikgarcia699 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Monkeee

  • @carlos-barao8564
    @carlos-barao8564 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    your drawing skills are amazing ! I subscribed instantly can't wait for the next video !

  • @jionscott2836
    @jionscott2836 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is so helpful!

  • @studiochi
    @studiochi 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This was veey helpful, thank you! 💛

  • @jlemonie
    @jlemonie 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thanks to share your process, I really love the designs

  • @nicirochi0
    @nicirochi0 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Amazing video. I really like these time lapses with commentary! And bautiful designs 😁

  • @Lukehanley_art
    @Lukehanley_art 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Really enjoyed this video! Love the character and the educational content!

  • @roman_antipev
    @roman_antipev 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you very much!

  • @ozweego86
    @ozweego86 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great!! It's really interesting!! May I ask you if you are drawing with a pen on an ipad (or similar) or on a drawing pad or something else?

    • @visignacademy
      @visignacademy 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Happy you like it! This was done in Photoshop with a tablet (a Wacom Intuos Medium).

  • @kuyajaypi
    @kuyajaypi 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great content Mathias!

  • @harvey4548
    @harvey4548 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is one of the most in depth, educational, and informative video on character design i have ever seen! This channel is seriously underrated ❤

  • @VishalNamani
    @VishalNamani 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you. Learning a lot

  • @tppnr
    @tppnr 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you, Hue. Amazing overview of the hatching technique.

  • @luishoc
    @luishoc 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    really useful tips !

  • @adibara
    @adibara หลายเดือนก่อน

    awesome, thanks! 🙂

  • @harvey4548
    @harvey4548 หลายเดือนก่อน

    such a informative video! Thank you guys so much!!!!

  • @vahramgarabedian8634
    @vahramgarabedian8634 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hello nice vidéo, just a question, what brush did you use for this step ( 8:00 ) ?

    • @visignacademy
      @visignacademy หลายเดือนก่อน

      The entire sketching is done with the brush from Timofey Stepanov mentioned earlier!

  • @Overcraft17
    @Overcraft17 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank's a lot for these two parts ! Great video

  • @akbarwolfram
    @akbarwolfram หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice webinar. Hope to learn some stuff in preparation for an upcoming game jam.

    • @visignacademy
      @visignacademy หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sounds awesome! Hope it helps, and good luck with the game jam!

  • @karldarwin1253
    @karldarwin1253 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Concord. Concord is the prime example of design error folks.

  • @pulponejo
    @pulponejo 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    thanks for this videos!

  • @lxverbioyzzz
    @lxverbioyzzz 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ah, I hate that we as artists have to worry about AI so much. I just wish people would use it properly for certain things, and not for taking over the art community, music community, and more.

  • @MrRandomnese
    @MrRandomnese 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    W video

  • @dharmkhalsa6097
    @dharmkhalsa6097 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As per usual hue,, this was awesome! I have not done much in terms of learning about storytelling in my artwork. I found this a presentation extremely helpful. Thanks!

  • @ShabreaChandler
    @ShabreaChandler 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for this information sir keep it coming please