Principles of Background Design

The unspoken "character", in any animation, is the imaginary world where the characters live. Learn all about the art of designing animation backgrounds with artist Siobhan Twomey. Tutorial Features: • 56 minutes of video training • Super clear explanations • Offline Playback (no internet connection needed) • Easy to navigate Course Outline: 1. Introduction (02:10) 2. Materials & Software for this Course (04:03) 3. Using Reference Material (02:01) 4. Source Files for this Course (02:01) 5. Where Background Design Fits into the Pipeline (03:03) 6. File Size, Dimension & Format Considerations (03:19) 7. Language of Layouts & Backgrounds (03:14) 8. Language of Storyboards: Types of Shots (03:28) 9. Pans, Truck-Ins & Truck-Outs (03:27) 10. Key Locations (02:45) 11. Working From a Thumbnail (03:39) 12. Staging for the Scene (02:51) 13. Framing the Action (02:34) 14. Ideas of Composition (04:01) 15. Perspective (03:52) 16. 2-Point Perspective (03:27) 17. Drawing Camera Angles (03:22) 18. Conclusion (01:45)