Character Design Quarterly 33
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Character Design Quarterly 33
Character Design Quarterly (CDQ) is a lively, creative magazine bringing inspiration, expert insights, and leading techniques from professional illustrators, artists, and character art enthusiasts worldwide.
Character Design Quarterly (CDQ) is a lively, creative magazine that brings inspiration, expert insights, and leading techniques from professional illustrators, artists, and character art enthusiasts worldwide.
Each issue provides detailed tutorials on creating diverse characters, enabling you to explore the processes and decision-making involved in crafting amazing characters. Learn new ways to develop your own ideas and discover what it is like to work for prolific animation studios such as Disney, Warner Bros., and DreamWorks.
The cover for issue 33 has been created by Argentinian artist and 3dtotal favourite, Gretel Lusky. She is an incredibly popular illustrator and comic-book artist, sharing her expert insights in this issue with an interview and a step-by-step guide on her cover-creation process.
Elsewhere, Canadian illustrator Dan Gartman demonstrates how he creates his stylised character designs, while Athena Dela Victoria, an illustrator from the Philippines, brings a medieval knight to life in six easy steps. Plus, German artist Meike Schneider draws inspiration from classic fairy tales to create a brand-new character.
Series: Character Design Quarterly
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781915992154
Publisher: 3DTotal Publishing Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 August 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: 3DTotal Publishing Ltd
Illustration: B&W and color illustrations throughout
Contributors:
- Edited by 3dtotal Publishing
- Cover design or artwork by Gretel Lusky
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 208.0mm
Height: 269.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 104
About the Author
Originally a digital artist's resource website, 3dtotal has grown into an industry-leading art-book publisher. Renowned for creating high-quality, inspirational, and practical tutorial books with some of the best artists working in the movie, games, animation, and publishing industries, 3dtotal Publishing sets the standard for modern art books.
Gretel Luskyis an Argentinian illustrator and comic-book artist currently based in the UK. She illustrated her very first graphic novel Primer for DC Comics and worked on DC's Flash Facts and IDW's Marvel Action: Chillers, amongst others. Between freelancing, Gretel loves to work on her personal art, creating whimsical stories and colourful illustrations often inspired by nature, maritime imagery, and fantasy characters. She has over 879K followers on Instagram and over 606K subscribers on her YouTube channel (@gretlusky).
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