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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.

 
 
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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 2025: Mon, Sep 08 - Sat, Dec 20, 2025
- Thanksgiving break: Mon, Nov 24 - Sat, Nov 29, 2025

SCHEDULED SESSION

• Session 1: Mon, Sep 08 - Sat, Oct 25, 2025
• Session 2: Mon, Oct 27 - Sat, Dec 20, 2025


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

Thursday

period 1
period 2

Friday

period 1
period 2

Saturday

period 1
period 2

 

TUITION & FEES

• $985 tuition per session
• NO material fee required for this course


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

Thursday

period 2

Friday

period 2

Saturday

period 1
period 2

 

TUITION & FEES

• $825 tuition per session
• NO material fee required for 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

Thursday

period 2

Friday

period 2

Saturday

period 1
period 2

 

TUITION & FEES

• $985 tuition per session
• NO material fee required for 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

Wednesday

period 2

Friday

period 2

Saturday

period 1
period 2 (3 pm - 6 pm)

 

TUITION & FEES

• $825 tuition per session
• NO material fee required for 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

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