Designing Dragons
Lessons
22 Lessons
Skill Level
All Skill Levels
Views
14K
Duration
12h 18m
Captions
English
Are you ready to design the ultimate dragon? In this one-of-a-kind course, you'll learn design fundamentals alongside specialized knowledge geared towards getting you on the road to designing your own dragons. Whether you're a beginner looking to lay down a strong artistic foundation for further learning, or an experienced artist searching for new approaches to creature design, this course has something for you.
This course contains a blend of Art-Wod content and completely new exclusive content, to ensure that you’ll learn everything there is to know about design from structuralization to manipulation, observation, education, imitation, emulation, and imagination, all while designing the dragons of your dreams.
The course is structured based on the 6-step principle as laid out by Art-Wod founder Antonio Stappaerts
BONUS: A real time bonus demo of Antonio showing students how he uses color and shading to bring his final dragon design to life! Complete with tips and tricks for improving your rendering skills.
What you will learn
1Structure
We brush over intuitive perspective and how to train your spatial awareness using simple form
2Manipulation
Learn about the secrets of form manipulation to boost your drawing skills and help you draw complex objects
3Observation
With a focus on dragon design, you will learn to observe reptiles, birds and insects to increase your visual library. You'll learn to observe and see the world from a professional artist's point of view
4Anatomy
Learn the similarities between human and animal anatomy and how to use this information to help design your dragon
5Imitation
Mannequinize a dragon and use all the knowledge you gained from previous course lessons to imitate and redesign your favorite artists' work. A crucial step to becoming a better creature designer!
6Imagination
From thumbnails to reference gathering and refinement, you will learn industry practices that will elevate your design skills and prepare you for the professional field!
Premium Benefits
Exclusive Content
Only premium students get to watch the majority of instruction contained in this course. Little to no free content is provided.
Assignments
A variety of exercises to help you practice what you've learned. After you do the assignments, you can post them in the community for feedback and see what other students are posting.
Step by Step Process
Watch step by step video demos from start to finish with educational commentary from the instructor. Most of us are visual learners (we’re artists!), so reading about it or hearing it explained is not enough. We have to see it!
Downloads
Includes content that the student can download to any personal device for offline viewing.
English Captions
All videos included in this course have English closed captions you can turn on or off.
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What others are saying
Ted
Antonio's way of teaching is clear and concise, and the Art-Wod program for me is THE best way to improve your drawing skills in a consistent manner.
Whenever I hit a plateau or I haven't drawn in a while, I know where to turn to for instant improvement and getting back on track. Also, I got my first industry job as a concept artist more or less immediately after my mentorship with Antonio. Take that as you will!
Ellie
Before finding Art-Wod I had no clear direction with my art, I lacked many fundamentals but had no idea where to start. There’s content on YouTube, but it’s too flooded, there’s expensive art schools (which I tried, and learned next to nothing) and then I discovered Art-Wod. Because of Antonio and his program I have managed to take on more learning, gain significantly more confidence, and become part of an amazing community.
Art-Wod will make you a better artist. Without a doubt.
Helene
Antonio makes drawing and art feel approachable for those of us who aren't "inherently artistic". His teaching style is easy to understand, laid back (in the best way) and easy to follow, which makes me actually believe that I can learn.
Jesus
There are two things that Antonio has: Besides that he's a great person, he is a great artist and also a great instructor, he knows how to transmit his knowledge in a structured, objective and effective way. You are one of the teachers who cares about the growth of each one and takes it seriously.
You are a great source of inspiration and you have given me a great help to find my way as an artist. Before joining this program, I did not know how to study and how to take advantage of each topic and even how to take it to develop as a personal project. I have been able to develop a solid foundation in terms of fundamentals and develop a style of my own.
I have been able to witness the growth of this community, of this program and above all, to see the evolution of many people here and that is too rewarding and motivating.
It is without a doubt one of the best programs and I am very grateful to be part of.
Axel
One of the main reasons why I wanted to learn from Antonio besides his great art, is the fact that he became a professional artist in 2 years. He is extremely efficient and also in his teaching. Everything you do has a reason and not a second is gone to waste while learning. And the most important thing in my opinion is the fact that he teaches you how to learn. The way approaches a certain subject can be reproduced to learn anything else.
Chris
Antonio hat es, zusammen mit seiner riesigen ArtWod-Community, geschafft, dass Künstler aus aller Welt, mit unterschiedlichsten Ausbildungsrichtungen und Proffessionsleveln zeitgleich an jeweils der gleichen, periodisch wechselnden und immer wieder neu herausfordernden Idee arbeiten und wachsen. Abwechslungsreich und konzeptionell frisch serviert, bekommt man einen stufenweisen Einblick in sowohl Grundlagen als auch fortgeschrittene Konzepte.
Durch Antionio and ArtWod bekam mein Lernen seinen roten Faden und eine klare Linie, was schneller, direkter und mit mehr Spaß und Freude zum erwünschten Erfolg führt.
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About instructor
Concept Artist for Game & Film / Owner of Art-Wod School.
Clients include Sony Playstation, Ubisoft, Volta, Playwing, Framestore, Amazon
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