JAZZA’S CHARACTER DESIGN MASTERCLASS REFERENCES & EXERCISES:
JAZZA’S CHARACTER DESIGN MASTERCLASS REFERENCES & EXERCISES:
JAZZA’S CHARACTER DESIGN MASTERCLASS REFERENCES & EXERCISES:
EXERCISE: Character Construction Practice
Referencing any of the characters on the following pages, follow and practice the construction process – then, as you build your
confidence, try playing with the construction and character features in different ways. Alter the constructions and features to
make the characters older or younger, fatter or thinner, muscular, more cartoony, more heroic, more villainous, and so on.
JAZZA’S CHARACTER DESIGN MASTERCLASS REFERENCES & EXERCISES:
JAZZA’S CHARACTER DESIGN MASTERCLASS REFERENCES & EXERCISES:
JAZZA’S CHARACTER DESIGN MASTERCLASS REFERENCES & EXERCISES:
JAZZA’S CHARACTER DESIGN MASTERCLASS REFERENCES & EXERCISES:
JAZZA’S CHARACTER DESIGN MASTERCLASS REFERENCES & EXERCISES:
EXERCISE: Brainstorm Sketch Character Prompts
Brainstorm sketch and ‘play’ with character constructions and concepts on several of the below prompts. Set yourself a time
limit, perhaps 30 minutes, in which time you should aim to fill 1-2 pages with sketches – don’t get too attached to one concept,
change your approach and try new ideas with every sketch you make!
• A space princess, with a hunger for battle • A delirious knight that picks fights they shouldn’t
• An old biker with sharp fangs and horns • A hippie warrior that collects gems
• A cybernetic pirate who is too weak to hold a weapon • A potion maker who fell in love with themselves
• A futuristic warrior that is possessed by a cat • A rich politician celebrating their birthday
• A mummy that possesses powerful magic • A winged wizard who can control nature
• A gangster that secretly fights crime • A cowboy that travels only by night in disguise
• A retired police officer who loves animals • An annoying noblewoman who is sneaky but loud
• A computer programmer that was raised in a forest • An investigative journalist from the renaissance
• A small girl who is older than time itself • A child from the Victorian era with a tiny sword
• A rat-faced man that possesses the power of hypnosis • A half-cow wearing jeggings
• A sweaty yard-worker with a cybernetic implant • A female warrior with demonic features
• A vampire who’s just trying to fit in the medieval crowd • A school-aged child who gets into trouble
• A royal elf that enjoys picking flowers and wears robes • A vet who is also a bodybuilder
• A dwarf mage that can fly and wears animal furs • A dopey squire with too many pet squirrels
• A maiden with a mismatching sense of fashion • A comedian who’s too angry to be funny
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EXERCISE: Iterating and testing designs
In the following pages you’ll find groups of brainstorm sketches, with
occasional highlights of sketch preferences. Have a go at mixing and
matching some traits from the brainstorm sketch groups into more
final designs of your own making, and as you work your way to designs
you like, try playing with their expressions, or draw them on different
angles, to ‘test’ their usability.
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EXERCISE: Refine a design in a polished presentation
The following pages contain some semi-final designs ready to be presented in
their final artwork – try your hand at representing these characters in a refined
artwork! PLEASE NOTE: These are MY designs and in my style, so you may not
find it easy to work based on my sketches, this is always best practiced in your
own style and at your skill level, however I wanted to include some designs as
inspiration for your to have in case you need some help getting to a more
finalized design to practice your refinement.
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