Design a Character with @Maddastic | Part 1

👻 Character design is one of the most useful skills you can hone as an artist. It will help you create better compositions, better color choices, better story-telling, and overall better illustrations. Hungry to learn? OPEN FOR MORE DETAILS

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0:00 Intro
0:44 Sketch & Theory
2:06 Setting up the sketch
2:40 Drawing the main shapes
5:04 Colors
5:27 Face details
6:46 Sidekick
6:05 Details
7:38 Next episode

Hello everyone,

This episode is all about character design. A very complex topic, yet Maddy Zoli (aka @Maddastic) makes it look so simple.

Some characters are simply impossible to forget. That’s because they are telling a story. In fact, being memorable is what separates characters from simple illustrations.

Full disclosure though: The process of designing a character is not easy. The most iconic characters like Mickey Mouse or Cartman from South Park are as simple as they get. But that does not mean that they are simple to create. Actually, a lot of time and effort goes into simplifying a character and making them as effective as they are.

So there are many angles you can look at before designing a character. And your illustration depends on what your goals are: is it for an animated series? Is it for manga? For a children’s book? This will let you know how to approach your character's world, personality, goals, and fears. Which in turn will determine how their facial expressions will look like, what's their posture, and what clothes and accessories you need to bestow them with.

For this episode, we asked @maddastic about her creative process, as well as the tools and techniques she is using to actually design them in Vectornator. Be sure to watch it in full! More episodes are coming up:
► How to shade with vectors
► Background design

So be sure to check those out too!

This video is part of a bigger series called Vectornator Design Tips, which is meant to help you become a better illustrator and designer. If this feels too advanced, check out our Dictionary video series which explains the basics of good design.

There are lots more where this came from. Make sure to subscribe to the Vectornator channel to never miss a thing. And click on a new video to keep learning.

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🎵 Music: Habitual Words by Kyle McEvoy
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Vectornator is the most intuitive and precise illustration software in the galaxy. It empowers you to design anything you can imagine up to 30% faster. Create sophisticated illustrations, spectacular layout mockups, and expressive lettering on the go, whenever you want.

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