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Character Design: From Silhouette to Final Model Sheet

Build a professional character design workflow from first sketches to finished model sheets, covering every core skill studios and clients actually ask for. This course teaches the visual language of character design through practical exercises and real production techniques.

Intermediate artists and illustrators who can draw but want a professional, systematic approach to creating characters for commercial projects.

Course content

Reading Silhouettes Like a Pro40m
Shape Language: Circles, Squares, and Triangles45m
Visual Hierarchy and the Character Read Order38m
Proportional Systems from Realistic to Stylised45m
Drawing Convincing Turnarounds52m
Designing for Stylistic Consistency Across a Cast42m
Building a Professional Expression Chart48m
Pose and Body Language Design50m
Age, Weight, and Physicality as Design Variables40m

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