00:04 What is character design?
00:56 Diversity in people
01:35 Challenges in character design
02:35 Characters & spaces
03:13 Life drawing from nude models
03:32 Searching for silhouettes
03:55 Starting with an original story
04:47 Brainstorming & sketching the boy
08:53 Reference images
11:19 Brainstorming & sketching the girl
12:20 Facial expressions & gesture
15:22 Pencil sketch for the design
16:55 Ink drawing materials & setup
17:16 Inking with a quill pen
18:16 Adding color with Photoshop
23:03 Bloopers
Cat Huang
Illustrator & Comics Artist
Julie Benbassat
Illustrator
Materials provided by Strathmore
Materials provided by Tombow
Prompt
Design an original character from a story you wrote.
Core Ideas
Color, line, shape, illustration, narrative, character development
Supplies
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