GDD 110

Concepts <<Lecture>>

Terrain Creation <<Demo>>

Environmental Design <<Slides>>

First Person Controller <<Unity Package>>

Concepts <<Lecture >>

Getting Character Models into Unity << Demo/Class View>>

Lighting (+Pipeline +Mixamo +Models) <<Demo>>

Lighting Design << Slides>>

Storytelling Exercise <<Lecture>>

Storytelling Exercise <<Slides>>

Character Creation & Design <<Lecture>>

Character Creation & Design <<Slides>>

Color Theory <<Demo>>

Color Theory <<Slides>>

These 3 videos each explain more about the character design process. I encourage you all to watch them, they’re fairly short. Anything beyond that is purely for those curious and is not required.

1. Character Design Tips

2. Creating Russell from Up

3. How Disney creates Iconic Characters

For those who want to understand the 3D modeling software options out there FOR YOUR OWN CURIOSITY ONLY (since this is not within the scope of this course), this video compares and summarizes the strongest ones quite well.

What's the Best 3D Software?

For those interested in character modeling and 3D art jobs in the industry

Can You Get a 3D Artist Job with Blender in the Games/Film Industry?

Alternative Software for 3D Modeling (Shown as intro demos to see if any are interesting to you)

Blender (Free, open-source)

ZBrush - Good for Sculptors -(Free for mini-version, full is paid)

Maya (Free for students only)

Houdini (Free unless used for commercial products)

Additionally great, very advanced tutorials, as well as models and rigs for free (higher level tasks, explore at your own interest)

The Carnegie Mellon Dopesheet for 3D Design

Character Model Critique & Canva Intro <<Class>>

Character Critique Slides & 2D Intro <<Slides>>