Character Design For Beginners - Create Your First Human Character

Unlock Your Character Design Potential: A Comprehensive Guide

Ready to master character design? This course provides a step-by-step workflow to create compelling and unique human characters, regardless of your current skill level. Whether you're a beginner artist or looking to refine your skills, you'll learn the fundamentals to bring your characters to life.

Here's what you'll discover:

• Character Design Basics: Explore the core principles of effective character design, from initial concept to final execution.
• Shape Language: Understand how to use shapes to communicate personality and create visually interesting characters.
• Stylized Human Anatomy: Learn techniques to simplify and stylize human anatomy for a unique artistic style.
• Sketching & Thumbnails: Develop your skills in rapid sketching and thumbnailing to quickly explore ideas and refine compositions.
• Values & Color: Master the use of values (light and shadow) and color to add depth, mood, and visual impact to your characters.
• Pro Step-by-Step Workflow: Follow a proven, pro step-by-step workflow to overcome creative blocks and develop fully realized character concepts.

This course is perfect for aspiring illustrators, animators, comic artists, and game developers. You'll learn how to avoid common pitfalls that beginner artists face when drawing human characters. While universal truths exist in anatomy, you'll also discover how to embrace individuality and find your unique approach to character creation.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to confidently draw human characters of any age, sex, and personality. The course is designed with beginners in mind, requiring no prior advanced drawing skills. Detailed video guidance and helpful resources ensure success, even if you're just starting out. Advanced artists will also find plenty to explore with the artistic freedom offered in the class project.

All you need is an iPad with Procreate to participate. While Procreate is the primary software, the principles taught are adaptable to other digital art programs.

Let's begin your character design journey!