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Florian Satzinger: From Rough To Finished

Here's the complete break down of my "CTN duck":

Wouter Tulp: Sketching a character

Character sketch from Wouter Tulp on Vimeo.

Florian Satzinger: Fish In Progress

I thought I post this little work in progress process so you know The Art Center is still open! :)

Florian Satzinger: Process Breakdowns Plus Work In Progress Film Clip

Please find the a short clip of the drawing process of this rough test design right below. This huge small-headed bird character was quasi the preliminary draft to the character at the end of this post. BTW, I had some sort of a bushy Christmas tree in mind (and a wee bit Seinfeld's Newman) in connection with the shape of the characters.

Work In Progress 5 from Florian Satzinger on Vimeo.

Here's the final version of the character plus the process breakdown sheet:

For a larger version of the breakdown sheet JUST CLICK HERE

Florian Satzinger: Work In Progress

I thought it would be nice to show a work-in-progress piece again. I, for one, am always very interested in others' processes. Well and here is another one of mine:

Florian Satzinger: Drawing And Colouring The Fat Bird

Nine times of ten, my whole drawing and colouring process has just 5 steps:

I put up a small version of the fat bird's PSD file for download (zipped). So you can check out how I have it structured. Just click on the image below:

Florian Satzinger: Fat Brush

"Got any suggested exercises for improving at design/drawing?"

... sure, ride the Shape Mon! This is something REALLY helpful to me to get new ideas... just take a fat brush and paint with the greatest of ease.

And it won't do any harm to inform your art :) Make your studio a laboratory. Get inspired!

Finally, I used one of them as a reference for a minor character in StarDucks.

The same goes for here:

Here's another example which deals with the same thing (I posted that on my blog earlier):

Work In Progress 2 from Florian Satzinger on Vimeo.

Florian Satzinger: The Green Box

Think 3D: This is just a practical tip of mine for anyone beginning to develop or test a new character... the good thing with this method is that it is a simple but effective way to get to know your own creation better.

Apropos of nothing, I picked the colours from an ice pop ad...

David Colman:Graphic Iconic Design Style

I am a big believer in learning from your peers and especially when it comes to critiques received on their own work. Those in my class are highly encouraged to look over fellow students work and all the critiques I do. A big reason why all their work is posted on a class blog. So I figured....why not share with everyone here. The attached are some critiques done on students work for an assignment focused on graphic and iconic design style. Click on the images for a better look as I cover several ideas about design on each.