Digital Character Design Creations

Requirements

• Some basic drawing skills
• Paper and pencils
• A drawing tablet
• An art software such as photoshop or procreate

Character design is a fun and flourishing skill and can forge a lifetime career. The ability to create a character and then bring it to life through personality and circumstances is in high demand in an age where strong content is vital for successful advertising and promotion. Aimed at beginners, our unique online course will teach you the principles and technical expertise necessary to tap into this high-income market.

The course

During the three modules of this course, you’ll learn to create original and captivating characters through the process of drawing and design in the digital software called Procreate. Although you can easily translate what is taught over to the traditional method or with any other digital creative tool you have.

What you’ll learn:

During this first module, you’ll learn the basics of character design including:

Module 1 – Drawing

• Lines
• Shapes
• Structure
• Anatomy
• Features
• Animals

Having mastered the basics, this second module will show you how to refine your character using:

Module 2 – Design

• Silhouette
• Reference points
• American style vs Anime style
• Colour
• Embellishment

This module features exercises to help you perfect your design.

Our final module will show you how to make your character leap off the page and will cover:

Module 3 – Portfolio

• Turn arounds
• Expression sheets
• Action sheets
• Character illustrations
• Summaries

Learning outcomes

On completion of our course you will have:

• A clear understanding of the principles of character design
• Acquired the technical skills needed to create captivating characters
• Acquired visual communication skills
• Developed the ability to place your character in different settings and situations

What you’ll need:

• An up to date web browser
• An up to date version of Java
• Strong internet connection

Who is this course for?

• Anyone who has a keen interest in character design in 2-D. This is aimed at both beginners and intermediates.
• Students ready to learn and work hard
• Students wanting to add a new skill to their digital art tool belt
• Student looking to learn how to design characters

What you’ll learn

• How to design your own characters
• Coming up with ideas for character creations
• Quickly create thumbnails
• Create character sheets
• Create expression sheets
• Action sheets
• Character illustrations
• Silhouette
• Reference points
• Colour and embellishment
• American art style vs anime style
• Shapes
• Anatomy
• Structure
• Features
• Animals
• Lines