Character Design For Animation

An 8-week course designing characters with an industry-experienced character designer; develop a strong understanding of the elements that make strong, compelling characters

COURSE OVERVIEW

Bring your characters to life

COURSE OVERVIEW

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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

The more you know, the better.

Instructor

Taking your skills to the next level

Nate Wragg

\ Dreamworks Animation

LECTURES BY Nate Wragg

Nate Wragg was born and raised in the small town of Davis, California. He took an interest in drawing and painting at an early age. After graduating high school, he studied animation and design at The California Institute of the Arts in Southern California. Nate got his start at Pixar working as a vis dev artist on Ratatouille. He also served as one of the primary character designers on Toy Story 3. As well as designing characters, Nate was also the Production Designer of Pixar’s short film Your Friend the Rat and has been involved in designing several main title sequences, most notably the animated end titles for Ratatouille. After Toy Story 3, Nate made the move to DreamWorks and has Production Designed several films including : Captain Underpants : The First Epic Movie, The Croods : A New Age, and Puss in Boots : The Last Wish. Nate is currently working as the Production Designer on the upcoming DreamWorks film Dog Man.

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STUDENT INTERVIEWS

Letting the Character Shine Through

Interview with
Laura Gómez

Letting the Character Shine Through

Interview with
Laura Gómez

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Using Contrast and Pose to Tell a Story

Interview with
Kyle Sarafolean

Using Contrast and Pose to Tell a Story

Interview with
Kyle Sarafolean

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Back on Track: Mindful Habits of Character Design

Interview with
Eddie Betancourt

Back on Track: Mindful Habits of Character Design

Interview with
Eddie Betancourt

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Starting With a Strong Shape

Interview with
Seiji Lim

Starting With a Strong Shape

Interview with
Seiji Lim

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Starting With the Shape

Interview with
Alex Untoria

Starting With the Shape

Interview with
Alex Untoria

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spring term registration

Feb 6, 2023 - Apr 24, 2023

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$699

Course Begins

April 16th

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Mary Highstreet

Fantastic class! Nate is a great teacher and an incredible resource, I’m so thankful for his dedication to teaching!!
Devere Wint

The course content is broken down structurally so that it allowed for nice linear progression and growth. I am leaving with a better understanding of character design.
John Steventon

Nate Wragg continued to impress me with his knowledge of the material, and the skills he displayed in demos and in the Q&As! He really knows his stuff, and the fact that he is willing to share that knowledge with us is really great. He is also open and honest about the industry, and what we will face when we get there. Honestly, I feel honored to have studied with him, and hope to work with him in the future.
Melis Malatani

Really enjoy Nate Wragg’s approach to teaching online. It felt authentic and really helpful. This was my second course with him instructing, both times were equally great.
James Couture

This course really brought me back to the basics of good character design. It has helped me break bad habits when it comes to drawing and designing characters and has replaced those habits with the fundamentals of good visual design. I’ve learned a lot about the industry as well, and have a clearer vision of what it may be like to work at an animation studio one day.