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| 20 character design tips Lacking character? Jon Burgerman drums up 20 tips for creating fantastic characters and the best ways to bring them to life. Character design can be a tricky beast to tackle, ecause although many of the classic characters familiar to us all through cartoons, entertainment and advertising look simple, that simplicity usually belies the many hours of work that have gone into their development.Read more > |
| Adding character: Character design has been around longer than graphic design itself – the challenge for today’s designers is how to move the genre forward Open your refrigerator or wander the aisles of your favourite supermarket chain, walk into any cool design studio from San Francisco to Solihull, channel-hop through numerous digital TV programmes or plug into your PSP – what do you see? From the Jolly Green Giant to Kaws or from Tony the Tiger to Sonic the Hedgehog, it’s clear that the wonderful world of graphic design continues to use character designs in effective, proactive and increasingly creative ways. The art of character design is alive and well and living in… well, living just about anywhere and everywhere as platforms, markets and opportunities continue to open up. Read more> |
| 101 Projects for Artists and Illustrators Don’t know what to do with your extra time? There are plenty of odd jobs and tasks that an illustrator can do in between assignments. If you’re looking for some inspiration, here’s a long list of projects, ideas, and necessary chores to help make your free time more productive. Read more> |
| Adding dimension to your characters Are your designs looking a little flat? We show you how to make your creations leap off the page with startling dimension… When most people hear the words ‘vector art’ the first things that probably come to mind are flat shapes and solid colours. In the ever-changing world of digital character design, your personal style almost always determines your illustrative technique. While some styles call for a flat approach, others will need a little dimensionality to spice up the composition. Read more and get tutorial> |
| Illustrate in Flash It may not be your first choice of illustration program, but Flash has some unique vector drawing tools that will change the way you work. Trevor Van Meter reveals the skills you need to use this new approach to best effect If you want to create great illustrations, you must have a solid foundation to work from, and this foundation should be built on many things. For example, you must have discipline, ability, technique and, most importantly, your own ideas and perception. Read more and get tutorial> |
| Creating a vector illustration Vector illustrations can be coloured, transformed and modified with relative ease. Jon Burgerman explains how he created a poster image for Don’t Panic… Don’t Panic is a media distribution company and print and design house. It produces flyer packs often crammed full of goodies and a large fold-out poster. Every two weeks, a new pack is released around top nightspots, bars and universities in the UK. Previous poster luminaries include Dr Parsons, Baku, Pete Fowler, Neil McFarland, Shin and Banksy. Read more and get tutoria>l |
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