Character Illustration: From Feelings to Faces

Unlock the secrets to drawing compelling facial expressions with illustrator Christine Fleming in this engaging 30-minute class! This course focuses on visualizing emotions and bringing genuine feeling to your illustrated facial expressions.

The class is divided into two parts: Learning and Drawing.

In the Learning section, Christine breaks down the 6 primary emotions – including joy, surprise, and anger – and expands them into 15 secondary emotions like excitement, wonder, and rage. You'll learn to identify universal physical changes in the face that communicate each emotion, using helpful photo references. Understanding these facial features is key to drawing strong, recognizable emotions.

Then, put your newfound knowledge to practice in the Drawing section! Join Christine for speed drawing exercises as you collaboratively draw emotions.

Choose your challenge:

• Core Project: Draw the 6 primary emotions.
• Bonus Challenge: Draw all 26 emotions!

This speed drawing technique is perfect for loosening up and becoming more comfortable with drawing expressive emotions.

By the end of this class, you’ll have a complete set of facial expressions drawn in your own style, ready to use as a reference for character design projects or simply for drawing people for fun.

No prior drawing or character illustration experience is needed! No software is required – just a piece of paper, a pencil, and 30 minutes.

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