From proportion to subtle detailing, learn to develop interesting and unique characters from the ground up with professional children’s book illustrator Anna Daviscourt
Have you ever felt lost creating a character? Have you ever wondered how to take your character designs to the next level, and really make them pop? Or do you just want to bring an extra dimension of magic to your drawings? Readers fill their lives with their favorite characters, and good character design principles can help you make a compelling, memorable cast.
In this course, professional children’s book illustrator Anna Daviscourt offers a framework to build your character from the ground up, with different tips, tricks, and strategies that will help you put pencil to paper to create something unique. She covers every step of the design process and guides you through your own draw-along project.
This course will help you design an interesting and diverse cast for a story, with demonstrations and examples from Anna that illustrate her design and decision making process.
In this course you will create a line up of 5 distinct characters.
Anna Daviscourt is a nerdy dog lover from Portland, OR. She is a published children’s book illustrator and full-time freelance artist. Her style is whimsical and loose with fantastic scenes, rich textures, and magical characters. She seeks to spread positive messages and represent diverse groups through her work. Anna is represented by Shannon Associates
Nice class. Helpful, Delightful instructor.
I learned so much from this class! I really needed this! I have designed characters before but never truly had a workflow or process. This has truly helped me! THANK YOU!!!!
Nice class. Helpful, Delightful instructor.
