Shape based character design

Sketch/design from the recent ‘Character Design’ chapter at @drawingcamp. Was done in order to explain shape language and how to use shapes in a poetic fashion to create your characters. We start with ‘simple form’ characters such as these and build ourselves up to more complex versions:)

Mitch Leeuwe sur Instagram : Drawing males for the next tutorials. Working on new tutorials for future book and online lessons. The anatomy ebook is allready and and…

What is shape language?⁠ Simply put, this is using shape to communicate meaning. Different shapes provoke different reactions within us, causing us to associate the shapes we see with certain feelings or meanings. What emotions do these shapes evoke in you??⁠ This is a tiny part of our new book the character designer created by the master himself Kenneth Anderson ak #charactercube available right now on our website: 👉 Grab a copy at books.21-draw.com ⁠ Art by the master Kenneth Anderson⁠

Here some gesture research & development work which i did for '' Rafadan Tayfa '' animated series.

Luigil presents a technique to design attractive characters.

Mitch Leeuwe on Instagram: “Drawing mouth pronunciations. Every letter has its own mouth and tongue gesture. These sheets are often being used for animation. Working…”

I am not very good at character design and although I have no problem with life drawing I do have difficulty with facial expressions so I thought it was beneficial to research facial expressions, e…

Cartoon Body Formulas I spent a lot of time on cartoon heads. There’s a lot to know about drawing heads. There’s just as much to know about drawing the body. By “body”, I …