Model sheets are quite possibly one of the most useful tools you can have in your arsenal as a character artist. A model sheet is essentially a communication tool that a character designer uses to show other artists how their character works, and therefore how the character should always be drawn or represented in order to stay true to the integrity of the character.
Author: Steven Walker
Steven Walker has been working in the artistic field for over 15 years, specializing in character designs. For 11 years, Steven taught drawing classes at the Walt Disney Company in both DisneyQuest and Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme parks. At Disney, he apprenticed under the Disney Design Group, the artists responsible for creating much of the merchandise around the parks and eventually began to train other artists to draw in the Disney style.
Currently, Steven is working as an Digital Art Director at an industry-leading design company near Tampa Florida, where he helps create themed environments for children.
Steven has worked on two animated feature films and several short film projects as well, and also with many different teams of quality artists.
Steven is an alumnus of Ringling College of Art and Design, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a specialty in Computer Animation.
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