Cartoon Character Design from Zero

🎨 Cartoon Character Design from Scratch 🚀

Course Headline: Unlock the Secrets of Drawing and Rendering Charming Cartoon Characters – No Prior Skills Required!

Course Description:

Welcome to "Cartoon Character Design from Scratch" where you'll embark on a creative journey to learn how to draw 🖌️ and render 🎨 awesome and appealing cartoon characters right from the very beginning. Designed for beginners, this course assumes you might know little to nothing about drawing or using digital illustration software.

What You'll Learn:

This course is divided into two main parts:

1. Drawing and Designing Cartoon Characters:

   • Master the art of drawing the head 👁️, starting with the basic shapes and progressing to detailed features like eyes, noses, and mouths. A downloadable PDF reference will be provided for your convenience.
   • Understand the human anatomy in a simplified form to design characters with more realistic body types or abstract forms alike. An anatomy diagram PDF is also available for your use.
   • Learn to draw the entire body 👤 in various poses, and how to dress these characters to bring them to life.

2. Rendering Cartoon Characters with Inkscape:

   • Get acquainted with Inkscape, a free and open-source vector illustration software, which allows you to create beautiful illustrations using just your keyboard and mouse – no drawing tablet needed!
   • Dive into a series of lessons that will guide you through the basics of Inkscape, focusing on tracing and rendering sketches into finished digital art.
   • Apply what you've learned by importing and rendering the sketches made earlier in the course.

Course Outline:

• Drawing the Head: Learn to design attractive heads using simplified techniques that will allow you to create a variety of head shapes, sizes, and features.

• Designing the Body: Discover how to use the concept of a mannequin to draw cartoon bodies, whether they be realistic or more abstract, and put them into various motion-based poses.

• Quick Commentated Sketches: Practice your newfound skills by creating five quick sketches, with commentary to guide you through the process.

• Inkscape for Illustration: A comprehensive section on how to use Inkscape to render your sketches into polished digital illustrations, complete with a mini-course on the software's basics.

• Final Rendering: Import your sketches into Inkscape and apply advanced rendering techniques to finish your characters beautifully.

Exercises for Mastery:

At the end of almost every lesson, you'll find a list of exercises designed to help you master the skills taught in each video. Make sure to complete them all for the best learning experience!

Why Take This Course?

This course is not only informative and comprehensive but also engaging and fun! Whether you're a complete beginner eager to start drawing, or an experienced artist looking to expand your digital toolkit with Inkscape, this course is tailored for you. 🌟

Join Martin Belvisi in "Cartoon Character Design from Scratch" and let your creativity run wild as you bring your cartoon character visions to life! Enroll now and let the adventure begin! 🚀✨