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Anastasiia Platoshyna

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Anastasiia is a Ukrainian- Canadian character designer and a visual development artist based in Vancouver. Throughout her career in the animation industry she has worked on feature and TV projects with various studios such as Netflix, Dreamworks TV, Nickelodeon, Spinmaster, etc. Currently she is a Design Supervisor at Timouse on a 2D project. She also enjoys teaching character design courses whenever she gets a chance. Anastasiia's main focus is telling stories through fun and dynamic characters, looking for unique approaches to elevate their aesthetic and establish a strong emotional connection with the viewer

Participant Schedule

Sunday 10/29 2:30PM - 3:30PM

Designing Characters from Gestures

Demo Area 1 - HALL C | Anastasiia Platoshyna

In this demo I will be sharing my process of visualizing a character using gestures as a jumping off point! We'll be discussing what key elements to look for within the reference, how to extract them and infuse this essence into the initial sketches and subsequent final design. I use this approach whenever I work on early character development or if I cannot decide on the look and energy of a particular design. I hope this demo shines some light on how to keep character designs fresh, unique and alive!