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Saturday, March 21, 2009
Today's update is a free resource for all you manga/anime artists out there. A set of 15 vector anime eye shapes in EPS from Agneva. You can use this stock to speed up your character design process or to simply study the structure of anime eyes...
If you are an Adobe Illustrator user, you may have some problems loading the file so here is a quick tip: Convert to Artbords. Check "Legacy Artboard", "Crop Area", "Artwork Bounding Box" and click OK. Then select everything, copy and paste in a new illusrtator file.
The resource if free for personal and commercial use. Download
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
A set of 14 monster tentacle brushes for Adobe Illustrator from Pebe1234. This pack is a must-have resource for all the character designers/illustrators out there. You can easily draw complicated monster body parts just by applying the brushes on a vector path...
By default the objects that you create will be in black and white color, but in case you want to customize them you can do so by outlining the objects (Object>Path>Outline Strokes + Object>Ungroup).
To use, load the PDF file with Illustrator (File>Open>Choose, don't use the Click+drag method.) and bring up the brushes palette (Window>Brushes). Download
Sunday, December 21, 2008
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Saturday, November 8, 2008
"Characters can add a recognisable face to your work. But how do you go from a sketch to the finished product? Peskimo talk through their process.
Character design is such a wide and varied subject that the specifics of each character’s process and gestation are unlikely to be the same for everyone...
However, some of the core principals, especially in the early stages of development, are key to creating a well-executed and memorable character." Full tutorial and support files Computer Arts Magazine
Monday, October 6, 2008
"Over the next few pages we take you through the process of creating a ‘real life’ character using Illustrator CS2. The main character in this illustration is John C McGinley, from the TV show Scrubs. He was originally drawn for a feature in a magazine in which readers submit their real-life questions to a different celebrity each month. To save money on photoshoots, publishers often commission designers to illustrate celebrities. What follows is a step-by-step guide showing you how to do just that." Full tutorial and filesFriday, September 12, 2008
What’s the secret to creating quirky characters with mainstream appeal?
0 comments Posted by crue at 6:02 AMCharacter design is now taken seriously enough to warrant major exhibitions in prestigious art galleries, but unlike a lot of fine art, character design also has a mainstream market, meaning that it’s possible to make a career of commercial character design – and many creatives do. " Read More by Digital Arts Magazine
Thursday, August 7, 2008
How do you paint skin tones? Do you fill in with one largely uniform colour, and then add a bit of a flush on the cheeks? Real skin tones are more complex than that. Read more ?! ...click hereMonday, August 4, 2008
*note for those who have problems with importing the pdf file in Illustrator I added a an .ai (Adobe Illustrator) file which you can download from here. Resource by hetoan2
Friday, June 13, 2008
Being able to dream up and create a cool character or picture is one thing, but Adobe Flash lets you take your work to a whole new level.
