character Design

i did most of the character research( photo references for my drawings) before my fall college semester ended. but then from then on, all the work you see here was done in less than 2 weeks(people do this in 3-4 months)

my character design is in order. to goes from environment sketches, costume sketches, anatomy sketches, head.face sketches, expression sketches,posture, and the final character with all things i learned together in one drawing.
i would also like to add that all these are done in photoshop(and no ive never learned photoshop..this is sorta self learned as i drew..lol)


character roughs: do ten roughs of character.broaden your view. make character as unique and different styled as you can.find your own style.

Character anatomy: 3 or more views of character and skull overlay.

Character Costume:  do 10 sketches of  costumes on character, in 3 or more views.(so that's more than 30 sketches).

Character Emotions: 10 or more drawings of expressions.

Character head/face: character roughs(first slide of drawings), head skull overlays, and character head/face draw:3 views minimum for skull and head(roughs are sketchy and free).

Character posture/movement: 15 or more drawings, 3 or more views. character posing differently. Also add sitting, walking, running, jumping, reclining, standing with your own creations.

Environment Sketches: 10 different environments, from architect to interior to landscape.

3 final variations: do 3 different variations of your final.

Final: This is one of the variations from above refined and changed and colored.

>> this is not much of a tutorial, but more of what i have self learned using the paper i got from college to prove that i can challenge, and get credit for character design class without taking it....but i do hope this helps other for reference. Remember....for each bulletin, you must have found 5-15 references of photos to help you with your own creations. mine were very closely outlined with references, but the final is my own style all the way. Character designing is not about copying a style, but finding your own style. enjoy!
...and keep in mind that all you see is done in Photoshop cs5 with no real skill or knowledge of the software involved.