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Character Design Made Easy
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See moreA complete artistic course that guides the reader to understanding all elements of memorable, strong characters for gaming, commercials, graphic novels or cartoon strips.
All you need to learn the art of creating iconic, fun and memorable characters!
Character design is the art and process of defining a new character and their physical, mental, psychological, and social attributes. It is ideal for all those involved in creating artwork for gaming, animation, advertising, social memes, cartoons, graphic novels, and comic strips.
The course structure provides tutorials on all the basics plus sections on storytelling, rendering, and developing expressions. It includes both pen and pencil techniques, as well as Procreate screen grabs for both digital and analogue artists.
Each chapter includes an introduction and brief refresher from the previous section to monitor and measure your progress as the course develops. Take your artistic skills to the next level and develop characters that are memorable and bursting with personality.
Character Design Made Easy is authored by Brookes Eggleston, founder of Character Design Forge, who has worked in studio settings and in a freelance capacity as a Character Designer, Illustrator, Story Artist, and 3D Modeller for over 15 years.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781446314869
Publisher: David & Charles
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 30 September 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: David & Charles
Illustration: 305 Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 210.0mm
Height: 273.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 128
About the Author
Brookes Eggleston, founder of Character Design Forge in New York has worked in studio settings and in a freelance capacity as a Character Designer, Illustrator, Story Artist, and 3D Modeler for over 15 years. The tips and advice shared in this book are aimed to help the reader create characters for an audience. For more than eight years now, he has enjoyed the privilege of mentoring countless artists reach their goals.
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