Illustrating Fantastical Animals with Procreate
My Approach to Character Design
A course by Julia Körner , Illustrator
About the video: My Approach to Character Design
Overview
“In this lesson, I will give you a quick overview of my character design process and explain why I like to create characters. ”
In this video lesson Julia Körner addresses the topic: My Approach to Character Design, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustrating Fantastical Animals with Procreate. Imagine fantastical characters and turn them into captivating illustrations by exploring poses, props, color, and lighting in Procreate.
Partial transcription of the video
“ My Approach to Character Design In this lesson, I'll give you a quick overview about how, why and when character design is used. But first, let me tell you what our final project is. Our goal is to create a unique and charming animal character. I personally like a lot to create whimsical characters that are fable-like animals and something that could be in a magical world. There are a lot of reasons why you want to create animal characters. It may be to widen your professional portfolio or also just for your own enjoyment. The first thing you might wonder is where animal characters are us...”
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Course summary for: Illustrating Fantastical Animals with Procreate
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Category
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Areas
Character Design, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Narrative, Storytelling, Traditional illustration

Julia Körner
A course by Julia Körner
Julia Körner is an illustrator, visual development artist, and character designer from Germany. She knew she wanted to work as an artist from a young age, and went on to study for a master’s degree in communication and graphic design. She first began posting her work online as a teenager and has continued to do so ever since, gaining recognition for her participation in design challenges like Inktober. Julia soon began attracting collaborations and commissions and took her creative career full-time in 2021.
Since then, she has worked with clients including ArtStation, 3dtotal, Humble Games, Storytime Magazine, Starman Films, and more. She also continues to share her work with over 85K followers on Instagram.
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