21-Draw-Illustrators-Guidebook-vol-2-ebook-(2021)

Good character design
requires planning. Story
is the most important
factor in every decision
you make as a designer,
so your planning needs
to revolve around
questions to support the
story. What kind of story
are you telling? What is
your target demographic?
How many primary and
secondary characters are
there? What is the character’s
role in the story? What is the
character’s personality like? What
is the character’s
personal history or
background? What
sort of research
should you be
doing in order to be
fully informed about
the story and characters?
There are many items
to explore before you
jump into designing
a character. The more
prepared you are before
you begin, the better your
final design will be.
FUNDAMENTALS OF CHARACTER DESIGN
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