Drawing Characters with Photoshop and Illustrator CC

Develop compelling characters with this comprehensive character design course! Learn from industry professionals and master the skills to bring your ideas to life. This project-based course provides working files and a step-by-step workflow, empowering you to create professional-quality character art.

What You'll Learn:

• Character Concept Development: Explore style, shape, proportions, and silhouettes to create unique character concepts.
• Character Design Principles: Apply professional design principles and best practices to your character designs.
• Vector Illustration in Adobe Illustrator: Transform concept art into scalable vector artwork suitable for web, print, and animation. Learn techniques for adding color, detail, and shading.
• Digital Painting in Adobe Photoshop: Refine character concepts and apply important design aspects using Adobe Photoshop.
• Character Export & Preparation: Master the correct methods for exporting your character files for both print and web applications.

Course Highlights:

• Project-Based Learning: Gain practical experience through a real-world character design project.
• Step-by-Step Workflow: Follow a clear, easy-to-understand process from concept to completion.
• Industry-Proven Techniques: Learn the methods used by experienced concept artists and graphic designers.
• Software Focus: Primarily utilizes Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, with skills transferable to other software. (Basic knowledge of these programs is helpful.)
• Working Files Included: Access downloadable project files to follow along and practice.
• Certificate of Completion: Receive a certificate upon finishing the course.
• 25 Video Lessons
• 2.5 Hours of Content

Meet Your Instructors:

• Martin: An Adobe Certified Instructor with over 10 years of experience as a Graphic Designer for clients like Pixar’s Cars and Toy Story and Mattel’s Hot Wheels.
• Almu: A storyboard artist, visual development artist, and concept artist with a passion for storytelling, having worked with Disney and LucasArts.

Who is this course for?

• Aspiring illustrators looking to develop their character design skills.
• Individuals wanting to create their own characters for personal or professional projects.
• Existing illustrators seeking to expand their skillset into character design.
• Anyone interested in learning more about character drawing in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

Skills You'll Gain:

• Character Creation: Develop unique and engaging character concepts and sketches.
• Professional Design: Confidently apply design principles and best practices.
• Vector Art Production: Create scalable vector artwork for various applications.
• Stock Asset Creation: Produce character illustrations ready for sale as stock assets.

Ready to create amazing characters? Enroll now and start your character design journey!