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

CHARACTER DESIGN
After practicing and after you feel
confident with this process, try
this exercise: using a real body for
reference, draw in the basic body
shapes and structure, clean up your
line work, then finally check your
drawing to make sure it is anatomically
correct. At this stage you are ready to
work on creating different character
designs. You can use the same format
as we did for the figure drawings. As
before, I start with a base structure
and for this character I decide to
exaggerate the volume using a larger
sized body; however you can choose to
stylize the figure in any way you like.
There is an important tip we need to
take into consideration: always draw
the entire body first and then add
your clothing design over the top. This
is how to correctly dress characters
because it allows you make sure
your underlying body is anatomically
accurate so the clothing overlays on the
body frame with the correct volume
and shape. This makes a big difference
in how well your characters turn out.
PRO TIP:
Draw the entire body first, then
add clothing design and detail
over the final body drawing.
STYLIZED FIGURE DRAWING
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