Sophie's Art Podcast

Sophie's Art Podcast


170 • 15 TIPS FOR BETTER CHARACTER DESIGN WITH DAVID MELLING : AN IMAGINEFX ART-ICKLE

July 04, 2021

A look at an ickle article entitled '15 Tips for Better Character Design with David Melling', from issue 201 of the art magazine ImagineFX. This was such a cool article to study from; not only is it full of cute characters, and beautiful images, but it's bursting with character design wisdom bombs too! Some of the topics include: Character Connection and Relationships, Gesture Drawing, Character Sheets, Character Design Body Language, How Everything has Story, A new Fun Drawing Exercise called Sequential Drawing, Anthropomorphic Design, Exaggeration, Expressive Silhouettes, Being Open Minded, How Keywords are Key, Mickey Mouse's Ears, Silent Narrative, and we have some Kitty Kisses :) The thumbnail for this episode shows the character Ruffles by David Melling. Hope you enjoy this one.