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Character Design Crash Course for Digital Artists
Rating: 4.8 out of 5(30 ratings)
122 students

Character Design Crash Course for Digital Artists

Learn how to give life to your own characters, design their story, personality and looks
Created byLara Militaru
Last updated 11/2024
English

What you'll learn

  • What is character art and concept art
  • Storytelling method for artists - learn how to create characters with substance
  • Fundamentals of Character Design
  • Learn how to use references in stylized art

Course content

4 sections28 lectures5h 4m total length
  • Concept Art6:30
  • Storytelling for Artists6:33
  • Character Story5:23
  • Storytelling with Shapes and Colours3:34
  • Sketching Character from Description9:46

Requirements

  • It is recommended to have a graphic tablet and a drawing software. I teach in Procreate but the tools are similar in all drawing softwares.

Description

If you are passionate about creating your own original characters but don't know where to begin from, this is the perfect course for you.


The Character Design Crash Course was created for those who want to create meaningful characters, who have their own stories, their own emotions, problems and lives. In essence - to create realistic characters who people can relate to.


In the part 1 of this course, you will learn:

- how to create stories

- how to create a character after a description

- how to draw heads and portraits

- how to color in different lighting scenarios

- how to draw expressions

- how to draw full body poses


In the second part, which is currently in the works, you will learn:

- how to draw clothes

- how to draw props

- how to create complete illustrations

- how to tell stories with your illustrations

- compositions techniques

- how to create your first portfolio


In essence, the second part will combine a lot of what you learned in the first part, will also add more knowledge to your arsenal and you will finalize the course by creating your own portfolio!


Now that you have a grasp of what is in the store for you, all you need to do is enroll and let's get started!

Who this course is for:

  • Beginner Character Artists
  • Beginner Digital Artists
  • Beginner Procreate Artists