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Friday, August 2, 2013

30 Outstanding Tutorials for Learning the Art of Character Design

Characters and mascots are often used by brands, products, and websites to help with identity and communicating a specific message to customers/visitors. For many web designers character design is not an area of particular strength. Fortunately, there are a lot of quality tutorials that are readily available to explain the ins and outs of character design and to lead you through the process of designing a sample character.
Being able to design characters and mascots for your clients can be a great way to allow your services to stand out and to offer something that can make a big impact for your clients. If you’re looking to get started with character design or to improve your skills, here is a collection of 30 tutorials on the subject. This collection includes tutorials for Illustrator and Photoshop, and CorelDRAW is even represented.
Creating a Simple Kawaii Yeti with Basic Shapes in Adobe Illustrator
Creating a Simple Kawaii Yeti with Basic Shapes in Adobe Illustrator

Create a Cool Vector Robot Character in Illustrator
Create a Cool Vector Robot Character in Illustrator
How to Create a Fun, Red-Haired Boy Character (Photoshop)
How to Create a Fun, Red-Haired Boy Character
Draw a Pirate Character in Photoshop
Draw a Pirate Character in Photoshop
Draw a Cartoon Monster Character in Photoshop
Draw a Cartoon Monster Character in Photoshop
How to Create an 8-Bit Pixel Character in Illustrator
How to Create an 8-Bit Pixel Character in Illustrator
Fun Vector Monster Character Illustrator Tutorial

Fun Vector Monster Character Illustrator Tutorial
How to Create a Cool Vector Yeti Character in Illustrator
How to Create a Cool Vector Yeti Character in Illustrator
How to Create a Cute Hairy Vector Monster Character (Illustrator)
How to Create a Cute Hairy Vector Monster Character
Create a Cute Vector Penguin Character in Illustrator
Create a Cute Vector Penguin Character in Illustrator
How to Create a Cute Robot Game Sprite Using SSR in Adobe Illustrator
How to Create a Cute Robot Game Sprite Using SSR in Adobe Illustrator
How to Illustrate a Super Cute Monster with Custom Brushes (Illustrator)

How to Illustrate a Super Cute Monster with Custom Brushes
How to Create Vector Mascot Characters Using a Graphic Tablet (Illustrator)
How to Create Vector Mascot Characters Using a Graphic Tablet
How to Create a Web Site Mascot (Illustrator)
How to Create a Web Site Mascot
Create a Cute Creature Character from a Sketch (Illustrator)
Create a Cute Creature Character from a Sketch
Create a Happy Sun Character (Illustrator)
Create a Happy Sun Character
Create a Cute and Simple Hippo Face (Illustrator)
Create a Cute and Simple Hippo Face
Draw a Funny Cartoon Character in Photoshop with Shapes and Pen Tool
Draw a Funny Cartoon Character in Photoshop with Shapes and Pen Tool
How to Create a Very Scary but Cute Monster in Illustrator
How to Create a Very Scary but Cute Monster in Illustrator
How to Create a Cute and Cuddly Vector Dinosaur Character in Illustrator
How to Create a Cute and Cuddly Vector Dinosaur Character in Illustrator
Create a Lady Bug Using Adobe Illustrator
Create a Lady Bug Using Adobe Illustrator
How to Create Angry Birds Characters in Adobe Illustrator
How to Create Angry Birds Characters in Adobe Illustrator
Create a Cute Twitter Bird Character in Illustrator
Create a Cute Twitter Bird Character in Illustrator
Design a Business Chick Character (Illustrator)
Design a Business Chick Character
Create Monstrous Characters with Illustrator CS5′s Bristle Brush
Create Monstrous Characters with Illustrator CS5's Bristle Brush
How to Create a Happy Drummer Using Adobe Illustrator and VectorScribe Plugin
How to Create a Happy Drummer Using Adobe Illustrator and VectorScribe Plugin
Using Gradients to Create a Slick & Fun Cartoon Worm in Adobe Illustrator
Using Gradients to Create a Slick & Fun Cartoon Worm in Adobe Illustrator
How to Draw and Vector a Kawaii Vampire Chibi in Illustrator
How to Draw and Vector a Kawaii Vampire Chibi in Illustrator
How to Create a Geek Zombie Mascot in CorelDRAW
How to Create a Geek Zombie Mascot in CorelDRAW
How to Illustrate a Cute Basketball Player with Simple Shapes (Illustrator)
How to Illustrate a Cute Basketball Player with Simple Shapes

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