Fantasy Character Design in Procreate
About Me
A course by Nicholas Kole (nkole) , Character Designer and Illustrator
About the video: About Me
Overview
“First, let me introduce myself. I'm Nicholas and I'll be your teacher! I'm a character designer and illustrator with a passion to strive for great design. I have a passion to give back some of the lessons that I've found most valuable, and I can't wait to do that over the time we have together in this course.”
In this video lesson Nicholas Kole (nkole) addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Fantasy Character Design in Procreate. Explore the depths of your imagination to develop original character designs using Procreate, from the initial concept to the final artwork.
Partial transcription of the video
“ About Me Hi, welcome to the course. My name is Nicholas Kole and I'm excited that you've chosen to spend time here with me. I'm an illustrator and character designer. I've been doing that professionally for 12-plus years at this point. I've done my best to pack this full of all possible information about character design and my process. I hope that as we go forward, there will be tidbits, bits of information you haven't heard, and some opportunities for you to chew on some things that will break you out of a slump or help you get out of the fear of a blank page that we all have so often. ...”
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Course summary for: Fantasy Character Design in Procreate
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Category
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Areas
Character Design, Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Digital Painting, Traditional illustration

Nicholas Kole (nkole)
A course by Nicholas Kole (nkole)
Nicholas Kole is a character designer and illustrator based in Vancouver, Canada. He developed a passion for creating characters as a child and knew by high school that it was his calling. He went on to complete a degree in illustration before entering the professional sphere, working across film, television, publishing, video games, trading cards, and toys. He loves the freedom and versatility of digital tools and draws all his designs exclusively in Procreate.
Over the course of his career, he has worked on franchises like Sonic the Hedgehog, Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon, and collaborated with clients including Disney, Dreamworks, Nintendo, Activision Blizzard, Netflix, Hasbro, Mattel, Warner Bros., and EA Games. He currently holds the role of principal concept artist at Phoenix Labs.
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