Character Art School: The Complete Character Drawing Course
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Character Art School: The Complete Character Drawing Course

Learn How to Draw People and Character Designs Professionally, Drawing for Animation, Comics, Cartoons, Games and More!

Created by Scott Harris, Art Director & Lead Instructor
28 hours
Video Content
118
Lectures
306,906
Students
4.6
Rating
4.6
(306,906 students enrolled)

What you'll learn

βœ“Learn How to Draw Appealing Characters Well
βœ“Draw Out of Your Head, in 3D, Fast
βœ“Understand what makes a Character Drawing Professional and Appealing
βœ“Draw attractive Faces, Bodies and Hands
βœ“Learn about character drawing styles, how to draw in any style, or make your own
βœ“Video Games, Films, Animation, Manga, Comics and More - Learn to Draw Professionally
βœ“Gain additional insights with the included 7GB of Videos, Brushes, Workflows and more

Course Content

14 sections β€’ 118 lectures β€’ 28:18:08 total length

Introduction

2 lectures β€’ 04:06

Introduction04:02
Updates, Resources and Community00:04

Module 1: Intro to Art Fundamentals for Drawing and Character Illustration

13 lectures β€’ 53:30

Always Remember: The Importance of Art Theory02:33
Let's Get Messy as We Learn to Draw02:23
The Basic Structure of Art and Drawing04:40
Breaking Down the Structure of Art and Drawing10:07
How to See like An Artist as You Learn to Draw04:47
+8 more lectures

Module 2: Drawing Fundamentals

14 lectures β€’ 01:33:52

Drawing Warmup and Learning Penmanship in Your Drawing07:26
Drawing in 3D11:45
Dynamic Drawing11:46
Showing Depth in your Drawings04:47
Asymmetry in Drawing06:40
+9 more lectures

Module 3: Character Forms and Proportions

22 lectures β€’ 03:10:13

Introduction to Module 303:18
Drawing the Proportions of the Body09:38
Drawing the Head - Drawing Head Proportions06:30
Drawing the Head Proportions - Side View03:33
Drawing Hands - Drawing the Hand Proportions02:50
+17 more lectures

Module 4: Gesture Drawing Foundations

11 lectures β€’ 01:20:08

What is Gesture? Gesture Drawing Fundamentals10:28
Gesture's Core Foundation14:49
Drawing Action in the Form04:25
Important Drawing Lines03:12
Drawing Axis and Assymetry09:48
+6 more lectures

Module 5: Character Drawing Workflows

6 lectures β€’ 03:00:05

Drawing Workflow 1: Two Stage Workflow10:25
Drawing Workflow 2: Multi-Stage Workflow07:32
DEMO Multi-Stage Drawing Workflow15:41
DEMO Realtime Drawing Workflow02:20:56
Finding Your Ideal Drawing Workflow04:25
+1 more lectures

Module 6: Character Composition and Design

15 lectures β€’ 01:35:52

Module 6 Introduction01:35
The Center of Gravity when Drawing Characters04:48
Asymmetry in Character Drawing06:20
Squash and Stretch - Animation Concepts for Drawing02:46
Drawing Action and Re-action05:18
+10 more lectures

Module 7: Facial Expression and Emotion

6 lectures β€’ 01:12:20

Dynamics of the Face for Drawing06:36
Keys to Expressing with the Eyes | Drawing Expressive Eyes12:48
Keys to Expressing with the Eyebrows | Drawing Expressive Eyebrows05:09
Keys to Expressing with the Mouth | Drawing Expressive Mouths20:33
DEMO Drawing Facial Expressions and Drawing Emotions26:10
+1 more lectures

Module 8: Hair and Cloth Dynamics

6 lectures β€’ 01:44:13

Fundamentals of Drawing Hair17:08
Basic Components of Drawing Hair10:04
Drawing Basic Hair Shapes20:14
DEMO Drawing Hair and Hairstyles23:15
Drawing Clothing with Cloth Dynamics32:35
+1 more lectures

Module 9: Character Post-Production

4 lectures β€’ 27:27

Creating Clean Lines and Line Art for Finishing Drawings17:10
Creating Rough Clean Lines and Line Art for Finishing Drawings03:00
Character Page Composition when Drawing Characters06:23
Final Assignment00:54

Module 10: Character Drawing Demos

12 lectures β€’ 12:56:31

Intro to Character Drawing Demos01:04
DEMO Carmi Commentary and Drawing Timelapse20:34
DEMO Carmi Full Demo Drawing04:02:02
DEMO ChronoViper Commentary and Drawing Timelapse30:41
DEMO ChronoViper Full Drawing Demo03:25:46
+7 more lectures

Conclusion

1 lectures β€’ 01:29

Conclusion to the Character Drawing Course01:29

Add-on Demos

1 lectures β€’ 18:03

DEMO XGirl Full Drawing18:03

Additional Content

5 lectures β€’ 00:14

Photoshop Keyboard Shortcut Guide00:02
Photoshop Brushpack Download00:02
Procreate Brushpack Download00:02
Clip Studio Paint Brushpack Download00:06
Paint Tool Sai Brush Settings00:01

Description

What is Character Art School?

Character Art School is a learn-anywhere video course where you learn how to draw professional characters for books, games, animation, manga, comics and more. I’ve hand-crafted the Character Art School: Complete Character Drawing course to be the only course you need to learn all the core fundamentals and advanced techniques to drawing and sketching characters well. If you’re an absolute beginner or you’re already at an intermediate level, the course will advance your current drawing ability to a professional level. The course is a comprehensive 10 module guided video course, where the only limit to your progression is your determination and engagement in the rewarding assignments.

Whether you want to draw character design concept art for films and games, illustrations, comics, manga, Disney style or other styles, this is the course you need to get you there.

I’ll teach you to draw without fear, and I’ll teach you to draw well - quickly.


Finally, Learn Character Drawing Well

Whether you’re a complete beginner, or intermediate at character drawing, you’ll learn things you never knew you never knew. Seriously. Inspired by masters and built on the theory of giants, Character Drawing Academy is one of, if not the most comprehensive character drawing course out there. I’m so convinced of this, I’ll give you a no-questions asked refund if you’re not satisfied.


Clear, Easy to Understand Lessons

Crystal clear in fact. Learning character drawing and how to draw people effectively means having information presented in a logical and coherent way. The Character Academy Course is modular by design, easy to grasp, and allows you to learn in a well paced, structured way. Engage in the course chronologically, then revise each module at your leisure. Grasp concepts, such as how to draw lips, eyes, faces, and more, faster than you ever have before – there’s no fluff here.


Assignments that are Rewarding

Bridging the gap between theory and practice, each module’s assignments have been designed to both reinforce theory, and feel rewarding. I’ve taken the core of the theory, and purpose built each assignment to help you rapidly progress, and you’ll see the difference in your own work almost immediately. Art is about doing, so let’s get started- let’s draw something awesome!


What's Your Style?

Whether you want to learn Character Drawing to draw for games, comics, cartoons, manga, animation and more, this course has you covered. I'm not teaching you a 'method' or a 'way' to draw, I'm teaching you to be fundamentally good at drawing characters, whether you prefer traditional pencil drawing or draw digitally.


What are Students Saying about the Course?


"Probably the best art course I've ever taken -- online or in college. Wonderfully presented, it helped me correct mistakes I'd been making that were really holding my artwork back. I've seen phenomenal progress after 30 days practice of the course material. Highly recommended."

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"Just a perfect 5 stars rating. It's really complete and filled with advice, theories and concrete examples. As he said, it's probably the last character drawing course you'll take. It's all I wanted. Thank you so much Scott Harris!"

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"Amazing course. I haven't even started drawing yet because I'm in awe of how simple the instructor makes even the most complicated techniques look. At last, drawing like a pro is within my grasp! I also like the fact that the instructor allows me to just watch the first time through without worrying about drawing until I'm familiar with the concepts. My next time through the course, I'll be prepared and more confident than ever to begin drawing. Even so, I've already used some of the concepts in this course for a sketch here and there when I feel inspired to draw, and I can tell worlds of difference between my former drawings and newer ones. Laid back instructor, but very knowledgeable. I highly recommend this course."

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Who this course is for:

  • Anyone who wants to learn to draw characters well, in any style
  • People who love Character Art in all forms, from Video Game Art, to Animation, Comics, Manga and more
  • Absolute Beginners right up to Intermediate Students

This course includes:

  • 28 hours on-demand video
  • 17 articles
  • 25 downloadable resources
  • Access on mobile and TV
  • ∞Full lifetime access
  • Certificate of completion

Instructor

Scott Harris, Art Director & Lead Instructor

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