Intro to Character Design with Ethan McKenna and Jazz Fitz-Gerald Hill

During this 2-day introductory holiday workshop, Ethan and Jazz will demonstrate the process they use to create character designs, and help students approach creating their own characters while incorporating various techniques to create more interesting designs.

This workshop is aimed at students 14 and above with a passion for drawing.

What you will need: We recommend that workshop attendees download the software prior to the first day so that you can give your full attention during the workshop.

Hardware: A laptop and drawing tablet (eg. Wacom and Huion have good drawing tablets) so that you can follow along, as we do not supply any equipment for our workshops.

If you don't have any of the above items, a sketchbook and pencils, markers will be okay, but be mindful that Ethan and Jazz will use digital rendering techniques using Photoshop.

iPads may be used, although they don't run Photoshop very well. You can draw and paint with them using Procreate or take notes if you wish.

Software: Adobe Photoshop - You can take up a 7-day trial if you haven't used it before and would like to try it out. It will ask you for payment details when you sign up, however if you don't wish to continue using it after the workshop you can just cancel it. Alteratively you may wish to use another painting program such as Clip Studio Paint, Manga Studio, Krita, Corel Painter, Heavypaint, or Gimp.

Host or Publisher CDW Studios