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Retro Game Character Art Course
Rating: 4.5 out of 5(1 rating)
10 students

Retro Game Character Art Course

Learn to create stylish, retro-inspired video game character art
Last updated 11/2025
English

What you'll learn

  • Learn the basics of Affinity Designer
  • Mastery of the Pen and Node Tools
  • Good Layer Organization
  • Time-saving painting techniques
  • Powerful workflow from grayscale to color

Course content

8 sections12 lectures1h 14m total length
  • Introduction1:06

Requirements

  • Baseline understanding of drawing and computer software
  • Understanding of light and shadow
  • Drawing tablet is highly recommended
  • Affinity Designer, or drawing software with Pen Tool, Filters, Layer Adjustments

Description

UPDATE: This course is compatible with Affinity Studio available for free: www.affinity.studio
It's also compatible using Clip Studio Paint.


In this course, I'll walk you step by step through my process for creating high-quality, clean character renders inside Affinity Designer. I've used this workflow in professional settings for clients such as SEGA. You'll become confident and familiar with the pen tool, the node tool, the ins and outs of a grayscale to color workflow and walk away making something you can be proud of.

NOTE: Recognize this workflow is transferable with any software containing a Pen Tool, Brushes, Filters & Layer Adjustments. If you do not plan on using Designer for this course, make sure your software of choice has those previously mentioned tools.

In this course you'll learn:

  • The basics of Affinity Designer

  • The Pen Tool

  • The Node Tool

  • Layer Organization

  • Time-Saving Painting Techniques

  • Coloring grayscale value paintings

What's included:

  • Original character sketch lines

  • Pen tool exercise sheet

  • Final Affinity Designer file

  • 8 edited, voiced over videos

  • Full, time-coded videos so you can follow along at your own pace

What you'll need:

  • Baseline understanding of drawing

  • Understanding of light and shadow

  • Your own character sketch lines (optional)

  • A tablet (highly recommended)

  • Affinity Designer (or Affinity Studio), or drawing software with Pen Tool, Filters, Layer Adjustments


Want a permanent 75% discount? Join my "Lightning Kaiju" member tier on my YouTube channel for only $9.99 / mo to get full access to the course immediately!

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone interested in becoming a more skilled design professional
  • Retro video game enthusiasts looking to replicate a timeless airbrush style