Cartoon Character Design 101

Hi, I'm Victor and I will be your guide through this creative journey!
I am a professional concept artist and illustrator working in the game industry.

THE COURSE

We’ll explore the entire process of designing a cartoon character, step by step.

We’ll begin by developing the creative thinking skills essential for the sketching phase.

Then, we’ll dive into two key techniques for inking your design.

From there, we’ll set up color layers, explore different shading methods, and bring your character to life with believable lighting.

As a bonus, you’ll also learn how to create color variations of your design to make it even more versatile.

By the end of this course, you’ll have the skills and confidence to create unique, polished cartoon characters from scratch.

This tutorial is for Beginners and Intermediates. Some experience with Photoshop or Clip Studio Paint is required.

The course content:

• A full guide on how to make a portfolio-ready character
• 4,5 hours of video content
• step-by-step explanations on how to improve your artwork
• industry-ready tips to boost your design choices
• ready-to-go cartoon drawings to practice, edit and share to your liking
• 1 free one-on-one session after you have finished the course
• The complete audio selection used for this course. Royalty free, provided in the course. Relaxing songs to draw listen to while you make your next big masterpiece!

VIDEO LIST

• sketch
• ink
• flats
• shadows
• lights
• occlusion
• variations
• final edits