Methodology and Conceptualisation for Designing Characters

Course final project

A course by Jordi Ros , Designer and Artist

Designer and Artist. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined September 2018
93% positive reviews (137)
3,197 students
Audio: Spanish
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About the final project for: Methodology and Conceptualisation for Designing Characters

Conceptualization and design of illustrated characters

“That is all! Now it's time to get down to work and develop and turn your ideas into characters. I hope you enjoyed this introduction to the universe of character creation, and that you can implement and customize the methodologies that I propose to introduce them in your work process. As with everything else, there will be a learning curve, and if you do not get the desired results the first time, try again. Retry! The process can be repeated as many times as you want. Each time you do it, you will develop more and more ease. Finally, I hope we see each other in the forum, and that you really use it as a laboratory to ask, comment and share your progress with me and the rest of the students. It has been a pleasure! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“The final project What i'm going to do now It is a summary of what you have learned in this course. At first, I have proposed to investigate for the creation of your own character. The idea is that you look for references or authors that inspire you. With this you will be able to establish a work methodology that is valid but also very flexible and that our creation stars in a comic, a video game or become a merchandising project. Then we have elaborated what is the character "moodboard", that is, organize and structure this previous investigation to transform it into graphic results and in...”

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Course summary for: Methodology and Conceptualisation for Designing Characters

  • Level: Beginner
  • 93% positive reviews (137)
  • 3197 students
  • 4 units
  • 12 lessons (1h 35m)
  • 3 downloads
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Software

    Procreate
  • Areas

    Character Design, Traditional illustration

Jordi Ros

Jordi Ros
A course by Jordi Ros

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Designer and Artist

Jordi Ros is an illustrator, designer, and artist. He was born in Mexico and is based in Barcelona. For the last six years, he has been dedicated exclusively to commercial illustration, including projects for clients such as Vice UK, Universal, Virgil Atlantic, adidas, and Sony Music, among others. In addition, he works independently as a concept developer for art toy and collector brands.

Jordi's work is characterized by the fusion of traditional drawing elements, manga, and sport. His goal is to reflect the day-by-day evolution of the current generation in his portraits. Despite his western origins, the Japanese influence is very evident in his work.


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  • 12 lessons (1h 35m)
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  • Audio: Spanish
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Methodology and Conceptualisation for Designing Characters. Illustration course by Jordi Ros

Methodology and Conceptualisation for Designing Characters

A course by Jordi Ros
Designer and Artist. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined September 2018
  • 93% positive reviews (137)
  • 3,197 students