ReviewsA colorful, well-thought-out, easy-to-follow character design guide by an excellent artist. For experienced artists or dedicated beginners looking to learn technique.
SynopsisLearn to draw perfect portraits with this primer from Fernanda Soares de Carvalho, the artist behind @creativenanda., Learn to draw perfect portraits with this primer from Fernanda Soares de Carvalho, the artist behind @creativenanda. Dynamic Character Design makes drawing people fun and easy for everyone! From Fernanda Soares de Carvalho, the talented artist behind @creativenanda, the book features step-by-step lessons, tips, and techniques for drawing digitally and traditionally. Fernanda is a self-taught artist with a passion for creating semi-realistic portraits that are almost cartoonlike in nature and inspired by manga, anime, and fantasy art. In Dynamic Character Design, she shows you how to work with digital or traditional drawing tools to create faces, facial features, poses, characters, and more in her signature animated style. This easy-to-follow book includes: A review of drawing tools, whether you work with digital apps like Procreate or prefer to use pencil, pen, marker, or colored pencil Portrait-drawing tutorials, including how to simplify facial features, hair, anatomy, and poses Sketching tips and techniques, including how to use reference photos, ideas for what to sketch, and more Instructions and tips for the digital drawing process, including creating layers, base shapes, background colors, and shadows Tips on finding your drawing style and how to design your own cute characters QR codes that link to Fernanda's online instructional videos created exclusively for this book provide additional guidance as you learn and are featured in the book. Perfect your portrait-drawing techniques with Dynamic Character Design., Dynamic Character Design makes drawing people fun and easy for everyone! From Fernanda Soares de Carvalho, the talented artist behind @creativenanda, the book features step-by-step lessons, tips, and techniques for drawing digitally and traditionally., From Fernanda Soares de Carvolho, the creator of @creativenanda, this book features step-by-step drawing projects, tips, and techniques for drawing digitally and in pencil or pen. Fernanda's hundreds of thousands of online followers call her art "amazing," "playful," and "fun." This book shares her complete instructions for drawing faces, facial features, poses, characters, and more, all in her signature animated style. Learn how to sketch, use reference photos, find your own drawing style, create layers and shadows, simplify facial features, and create hair. Separate chapters highlight how to draw in pen or pencil as well as digitally for a comprehensive look at drawing characters. Also included are QR codes linking to online instructional videos created exclusively for this book. Perfect your portrait-drawing techniques with Dynamic Character Design!