Character Design Process: Concept Art and Visual Development

Overview

“Now that I have already colored the character's silhouette with a gray brush, it's time to make the flat color backgrounds. Then I'll continue with the rest of the coloring and use a brush that I downloaded that has a painterly style to add texture to my character. ”

In this video lesson Francesco Mazza addresses the topic: Finalize the character 4, which is part of the Domestika online course: Character Design Process: Concept Art and Visual Development. Learn the techniques and principles of character design to bring your unique characters to life. .

Partial transcription of the video

“Once my silhouette is filled with color. we can see it. we can examine it and appreciate it in case there are mistakes. Perhaps we notice the character isn't distinct enough. and adjustments might be needed. I see the character is clear. i see the pipe. the smoke. the wings. i understand it's a bird. i it's a hat. I don't fully grasp that he's a fisherman. but with certain props. it becomes clearer. I notice he has a pipe. a hook. and possibly a fishing rod on his back. which helps resolve the character's identity as a because that is the main tool a fisherman will have. But we'll think abo...”

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Course summary for: Character Design Process: Concept Art and Visual Development

• Level: Beginner
• 97% positive reviews (31)
• 1613 students
• 4 units
• 26 lessons (5h 14m)
• 2 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop, Procreate

• Areas

  Character Design, Concept Art, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration