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3 Effective Techniques to Add Personality To Your Character Drawings

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Learn 3 effective drawing principles to help bring your character to life!

Drawing cute characters is super fun! But adding personality to your character can be one of the hardest things to achieve.

The great news is, it doesn't have to be!

In this class you'll learn three simple, but very effective ways you can add more personality to your characters. The techniques can be applied to any character!   

The three drawing principles we’ll be exploring are the characters' pose, expression and accessories. The principles are a fantastic foundation to help your character leap off the page!

In This Class You’ll Learn How To:

  • Create a cute character with simple shapes
  • Use the same principle animators use
  • Give your characters a dynamic pose to add energy to your work
  • Learn how simple lines used in expression have big impact 
  • Understand why accessories can enhance your character

First we do a quick study of our character using basic shapes. Then we move onto exploring the three drawing principles to improve our character. 

Although I'll be using an iPad, you can use any drawing medium you feel comfortable with! Ready to create some cute characters?

Let's draw!

Syllabus

  • Quick Class Intro
  • Materials Used and Class Project
  • Sketching Our Basic Character
  • Adding Personality: Pose
  • Adding Personality: Expression
  • Adding Personality: Accessories
  • Quick Recap

Taught by

Lisa Glanz

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