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Design Graphic Design & Illustration Character Design

The Ultimate Character Design School - Beginner to Advanced

Learn the concept industries number on job skill
Bestseller
Rating: 4.6 out of 54.6 (4,516 ratings)
25,099 students
Created by Jaysen Batchelor, Quinton Batchelor
Last updated 12/2019
English
English [Auto], French [Auto], 
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

What you'll learn

  • How to design unforgettable characters
  • How to draw character body and poses
  • How to draw different styles of characters
Curated for the Udemy for Business collection

Requirements

  • Paper & Pencil
  • Or digital means of drawing
  • A willingness to work hard and learn

Description

Join over 260,000 achieving student and start making your art dreams a reality.

NOW YOU CAN FIT ART SCHOOL IN YOUR POCKET.

This course combines a simple effective teaching system with easy to follow videos and tons of projects to work on. And a mind-blowing 24 hours of video content straight to your fingertips. This will take you from beginner to advanced in how ever long you want it to take because its completely self guided. Take it at your own pace.

PREVIEW SECTION 12 OF THE COURSE.

If you scroll to section 12 you can watch the entire character design process through a two part film that demos a character design form start to finish. This course will teach you everything you need to know to design unbelievable characters.

YOU'LL GAIN INSTANT ACCESS TO:

  • 12 sections - 95 lectures

  • New and improved character design skills

  • Access to The Artist Inner Family Facebook Group

  • Q&A Support through out the entire course

  • Downloadable resources

  • Student discounts to future courses

  • 100% absolutely no questions asked money back guarantee (for 30 Day)

  • All future updates to the course

CAN YOU GIVE ME A QUCK RUN DOWN?

Yes! Here's what you'll learn:

  • Drawing fundamentals

  • Story telling

  • Pencil control

  • Dynamic poses

  • Style development

  • Body proportions

  • Drawing body forms

  • Drawing faces

  • Drawing hands

  • Foreshortening

  • Gesture & Poses

  • Facial expressions

  • Hair & Costume

  • Anime

  • Disney animation

  • Comic

  • Pixar style

  • Character design demo

  • Facebook group

TAKE A CLOSER LOOK.

Section 2

You'll dive right into your first character drawings. It's never fun to listen to a bunch of lectures on theory for the first few hours of a course. It's much more fun to actually do. So you'll already be drawing characters by lecture 3.  You'll get to draw a male and female character in this section. You can preview this section for free if you want to get a taste of the course.

Section 3

This section is called Learning The Fundamentals of Character Design because you will be learning everything you need to know in order to build a strong foundation. You'll learn everything from the drawing hierarchy to how line, shapes, and form are used in stages to create character designs.

Section 4

Welcome to drawing boot camp. This sections name comes form the fact that you will go through exercises that will strengthen you drawing ability. This includes pencil control, muscle memory, speed control, and pressure control. All of which are extremely important to character design. We call this section drawing boot camp because you'll change after going through it.

Section 5

Next your going to receive some extremely useful training. This whole section is on drawing the human body. You'll need the ability to draw the human form if your going to create good character designs. Through out this training you will learn how to draw every individual part of the human body from different angles and in different poses. This section breaks down the human body into simple to understand shapes and forms that you can replicate over and over again. And don't worry, you'll learn how to draw the male and the female forms.

Section 6

This section is all about how to pose that body that you're now an expert at drawing. In order to create exceptional character designs you need to know how to draw poses that are dynamic and have attitude. You'll learn all the different ways to make a pose dynamic and how to express a characters attitude, emotion, and just give them that appealing look. Trust me. By the end of this section you'll get it like a professional.

Section 7

The most important part of character design is always telling a story. Here you'll learn how to tell a story through your characters expression. First you need to know how to draw certain expression. Once you've mastered your character expressions you can start mixing and matching eye and mouth expressions to get a wide variety of emotions. Creating good expressions is the secret of the pros.

Section 8

You probably don't want your characters to be naked and bald so in this section you'll learn all about hair & costume design. Hairstyles and costumes are really what make characters iconic and memorable. So you'll learn all about how to give your character their "Thing" that will distinguish them form other characters.

Section 9

This section of the course will give you some very practical knowledge and skills in drawing characters in different genres. Character design is broken up into different genres. You'll be taught in-depth how to draw anime, Disney animation, comic, and Pixar cartoon styled characters over the course of 5 lectures. You won't want to miss this section!

Section 10

At this point you have acquired all the necessary skills and knowledge to design your own characters from start to finish. So now its time to put it all together. You'll get to watch a two part video of me designing a dragon slayer character from start to finish. This section demonstrates a character being imagined and developed right before your eyes. Theres no better way to learn than to watch others.

WHY THIS IS THE BEST COURSE TO BUY.

As an instructor I have always worked hard to build courses that are simple for students to understand and implement. I wanted to build a course that could take a student with little or no drawing skills and shape them up into a decent character designer in a short period of time. My company Jaysen Batchelor Education is committed to developing courses that exceed expectations and provide value above and beyond what is payed for. If you're not happy with the course you can always get a 100% money back guarantee within the first 30 days of purchasing the course. The refund process is hassle free and you won't be asked why. But I have a feeling you won't want to refund this course. 


This all comes under one convenient easy to use platform. Plus you will get fast, friendly, responsive support on the Udemy Q&A section of the course or direct message.

I will be here for you every step of the way!

So what are you waiting for? Sign up now and lets change your art world today! 

Who this course is for:

  • Student wanting to learn how to design characters
  • Students wanting to add a new skill to their tool belt
  • Students Willing to take action and start drawing amazing artwork
  • Students willing to put in some time to gain a new skill

Featured review

Chrys Art
Chrys Art
53 courses
12 reviews
Rating: 5.0 out of 5a year ago
The instructor is very thorough and clear in all the lessons. He explains everything very clearly, gives plenty of drawing examples, and his pacing is very good. I'm enjoying the classes, doing the homework, and I have already seen improvement in my drawing.

Course content

14 sections • 99 lectures • 23h 58m total length

  • Preview02:06
  • Preview02:55

  • Drawing Character Roughs
    Preview23:39
  • Preview13:06

  • The Drawing Fundamental Pyramid
    Preview10:57
  • Line Fundamentals In Characters
    14:21
  • Shape Fundamentals In Characters
    15:26
  • Form Fundamentals In Characters
    19:19
  • Line Shape & Form Assignment
    05:18
  • Highlights & Shadows In Character Design
    21:36
  • Value Fundamentals In Characters
    11:08
  • Detail In Your Character Designs
    05:07
  • Preview05:48
  • Telling Story In Your Character Design
    09:22
  • Drawing Studies
    11:54
  • How Studies Apply to Character Design
    06:56
  • The Motivation Secret
    01:15
  • Section 3 Conclusion
    02:36
  • Section 3 Project
    11:04

  • Pencil Control Exercise
    10:33
  • How To Warmup
    06:17
  • Drawing 3D Forms In Characters
    18:11
  • How To Rotate 3D Forms In Your Head
    Preview22:28
  • What Is A Dynamic Drawing!
    11:58
  • How To Create Depth In Your Character Designs
    Preview16:46
  • How To Draw Light & Loose
    13:57
  • Line Weight In Character Design
    13:13
  • Refining Your Character Drawing In 3 Steps
    07:47
  • Developing Your Style
    11:15
  • Using Reference In Character Design
    10:18
  • Preview06:31
  • Checking Your Character Design For Fundamentals
    06:19
  • Section 4 Conclusion
    04:21
  • Section 4 Assignment
    02:48

  • Introduction To Drawing Character Forms & Proportions
    14:36
  • Learn The Proportions Of The Human Body
    Preview09:29
  • Line In The Body Form
    14:59
  • Shape In The Body Form
    14:50
  • Form In The Body Form
    17:43
  • Drawing The Head From Scratch
    10:38
  • Drawing The Face
    12:37
  • Learn To Draw Head Poses
    19:32
  • Drawing The Neck & Shoulders From Scratch
    Preview16:25
  • Learn To Draw Neck & Shoulder Poses
    08:37
  • Drawing The Chest From Scratch
    05:55
  • Understanding The Chest Form
    06:26
  • Learn To Draw Chest Poses
    05:26
  • How To Draw Breast
    16:47
  • Drawing The Male Torso
    18:11
  • Drawing The Female Torso
    Preview12:36
  • Drawing The Arms From Scratch
    11:56
  • Drawing The Legs From Scratch
    12:19
  • Learn To Draw Arm & Leg Poses
    12:40
  • Drawing The Feet From Scratch
    12:14
  • Drawing Hands From Scratch
    Preview28:30
  • Drawing The Body Forms Togather
    11:56
  • Drawing Eyes From Scratch
    13:14
  • Drawing The Ear From Scratch
    09:06
  • Drawing The Lips From Scratch
    12:29
  • Drawing The Nose From Scratch
    10:10
  • Introduction To Facial Expressions
    22:12
  • Drawing Makeup
    10:45
  • Adjusting Character Proportions
    Preview17:38
  • How To Draw A Balanced Character
    09:11
  • Drawing Foreshortening Like A Pro
    13:52
  • Section 5 Conclusion
    04:25

  • Introduction To Gesture & Line Of Action
    10:17
  • Line Of Action
    08:32
  • Drawing Action Poses
    12:54
  • Drawing Body Forms In Perspective
    12:44
  • Dynamic Axis In Poses
    Preview18:16
  • Learning To Draw Dynamic Poses
    Preview23:39
  • Drawing Simple Body Gestures
    09:04
  • Drawing Body Gestures With Form
    10:08
  • Gesture Drawing Session Assignment
    17:41
  • Differences In The Male & Female Forms
    09:41
  • Drawing Character Silhouettes
    15:25
  • Character Design Layout
    19:18

  • Drawing Eye Expressions
    Preview19:08
  • Drawing Mouth Expressions
    17:47
  • Drawing Character Expression Sheets Part 1
    33:44
  • Drawing Character Expression Sheets Part 2
    22:32

  • Introduction To Shading Characters
    28:38

  • Drawing Directional Hair
    13:26
  • Blocking Out Hair Shapes
    Preview19:39
  • Blocking Out Costume Shapes
    09:23
  • Designing Your Character Costume
    23:56

  • Anime Style Character Drawing
    47:27
  • Classic Animation Style Part 1
    26:19
  • Preview30:52
  • Comic Style Character Drawing
    37:46
  • Cartoon Style Character Drawing
    31:17

Instructors

Jaysen Batchelor
Illustrator & Designer
Jaysen Batchelor
  • 4.5 Instructor Rating
  • 130,510 Reviews
  • 644,489 Students
  • 13 Courses

At the age of 17 I began a 6th month internship with an animation studio out of Utah. After my internship was up, I was hired on to build backgrounds and to design props and characters for animation projects. I then began to do my own freelance work on the side through networking and using online freelancing sites. Now I work as a freelance Illustrator and designer working on my own time from where ever I want.

Quinton Batchelor
Photographer
Quinton Batchelor
  • 4.6 Instructor Rating
  • 115,665 Reviews
  • 492,938 Students
  • 10 Courses

Hi, I've been taking photos for years ranging from portraits, wildlife, and products. When I first started It was very hard and confusing to understand the basics of photography. That's why I make courses for people like you to craft your skills as a photographer! I've done photos for companies and attractions, now I'm exploring the world of wildlife photography. 

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