Worldbuilidng: Designing Characters, Props and Environments
12 Week Class | Registration opens 2026-07-02 12:00 PM
In this design class, students will be introduced to the visual development process while exploring characters, props and environments. Students will learn how concept artists use shape, perspective, composition, and storytelling to create immersive worlds. Each week we will explore a different concept, (vehicle design, characters, props) and focus on a specific design challenge they present.
At the end of the course students will have a variety of designs they can combine together to complete a final complex illustration.
Base Tuition: $550 +
Material Fee: $10 =
$560 Total __________________________________________________________________________________
- What You Will Learn:
- Shape language and design fundamentals
- Prop design and object development
- Perspective for environments and interiors
- Principles of visual storytelling with a focus on composition and mood
- Thumbnailing and ideation techniques
- Please keep your receipts in case you need to return items
- 8.5x11" or larger sketchbook
- Graphite Pencils (I recommend the Staedtler Black Matte Pencils)
- Eraser and sharpener
- Ruler
- Black fineliner pens (0.3mm and 0.5mm)
- Gray marker set (3–5 values) (Tombow makes excellent dual tip markers that are budget friendly)
Optional for further exploration: - Small pocket sized ruler
- Coloured pencils
- Coloured markers
- Tracing paper
Lindsey Rosenow
Lindsey is a Toronto-based Artist who has been teaching in Toronto for the last 6 years.
She has taught film making, stop motion and classical animation, script writing, camera editing and video game design at the Toronto International Film Festival. And at the Animation Portfolio Workshop, topics included Gesture Drawing, Structure Drawing, Anatomy, Character Design, Perspective, Layout Design, Composition, Animation for beginners, and Storyboarding. Currently, Lindsey is working freelance with a focus on design jobs for animation as a layout artist and prop designer.
Lindsey is a big believer in progressive learning - she values transferable skills over singular assignments, making sure that all lessons work cohesively with one another.