Character Design Forge Videos as blog posts. Learn how to improve your character design and digital art skills in video gaming, illustration, comics, and more.
Procreate has been my application of choice over Photoshop for about 2 years now, and it just keeps getting better. This BIG update includes tools like Liquify, Warp, improved Selection Tools, Grids, and Symmetry! I’ll show you how to use these features to help you improve your character design techniques.
We’ve always talked about how vital appeal is to a character design but rarely dive any deeper into what makes something appealing. Today we discuss what exactly is “appeal” in character design and what is considered appealing character design. Learn how to discern appeal in design and utilize it for your character designs!
You need to draw bigger, but, smaller too. Frustrating advice, huh? It’s important that we talk about the size of your drawing, as in the dimensions of the surface you’re working on, and the range of motion that you have.
In this video, we’re going to talk about both drawing too small and not tiny enough. These are separate ideas that all disciplined character designers should be familiar with.
It's time to limber up, stretch those art muscles, and set aside regular time to draw LOOSE. If you're just learning how to draw, or are a working creative professional, it's time to dump the crayons. I'm also trying my hand at some semi-animated segments in this video too, so let me know what you think!
Do you find yourself more interested in the backstory of your character? Is the lore more appealing than the main plot?
If you're loaded up on character details but lack a solid storyline, then join me in the Story Kitchen to understand what makes a good backstory and what makes too much of a mess.
We also look at how the show LOST excelled at delivering us backstory in a way that bolstered up the main story, and what we can learn from it.
No, don't stop drawing existing characters or fan art- that's no problem! When you make your own work, though, are you digging down deep to figure out how to make stylized characters? Or are you just imitating them on a surface level?
This video is about the importance of not making cartoons OF existing cartoons, what that means, and how to avoid making them yourself.
