10 Week Character

Design Challenge

Character design is much more than using specific tools. No matter the style, there are some principles that are essential across character design.

This course is a mixture of theory and practice, divided it into 10 weekly challenges. As you complete the course you’ll start finding your own style and improving the quality of your character design by understanding what’s behind a great character.

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A digital illustration of a young person with curly black hair, wearing a striped shirt, yellow overalls, and sneakers, standing confidently with one hand on their hip and the other raised holding a pencil. The background is light purple, with text on the left side indicating it is for a character design challenge titled 'Developing a Unique Style' for week 10 at Patata School.
A brightly colored illustration of a girl with puffy hair, smiling and holding up her coat. The text in the image mentions finishing a week and looking forward to week 2.
Progression of a girl illustration showing different target audiences: toddler, child, teenage, and adult, each with varying hair and clothing styles.
Colorful illustrated comic featuring three panels exploring character design. The purple panel shows a butterfly with the caption 'All doors are extremely narrow.' The black panel depicts a space scene with a muscular person, ice cream cone, and vari
Blue ink sketches of a cartoon boy character at different ages: teenager, toddler, and child, with labels and speech bubble.
Illustration of colorful geometric characters representing different shape language exercises for week 3, with handwritten notes and labels.
Sketches of a girl character in different poses and expressions, with a colorful illustration of the same girl holding a diamond, showing various emotional reactions, with a note saying, "Thank you for this course! Can’t wait for next week!".

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