The face is arguably the most critical and challenging part of any character. This section of the course is dedicated to mastering facial features in a stylized context. The exercises here likely guide students through the process of creating a wide range of expressions, from joy and surprise to anger and sorrow. You would learn how subtle changes in the shape of eyes, eyebrows, and mouths can convey a whole spectrum of emotions. This part also covers the unique characteristics of stylized facial anatomy, teaching you how to exaggerate features like eyes or jawlines to create memorable and appealing faces without losing structural integrity.
: Design a reliable, stubborn, or powerful character using rectangular structures.
: Draw a perfectly symmetrical face, then redraw it with asymmetrical expressions and features to see how much life it adds.
: Inject a vibrant, saturated bounce light from the ground plane up into the under-shadows of your character's jaw and arms.
Coloso (a Korean-based online education platform specializing in creative fields, with English subtitles available). The face is arguably the most critical and
Understanding the underlying muscles that drive facial movement.
: Use stylized clothing seams to trace and define the underlying anatomy of your character model sheet.
Using stylized skeletons to map out character types (e.g., hero, villain, comedic sidekick). 3. Character Design and Silhouette Design (Exercises 36-50)
Ensure a character's held item reads perfectly clear when blacked out against their main body silhouette. You would learn how subtle changes in the
Creating 10+ distinct, exaggerated facial expressions.
Exercises for sitting on the floor, crouching, and sitting cross-legged.
Paint a character standing under a yellow light source, ensuring their cast shadows shift toward a complementary cool blue or purple.
An iconic character needs an iconic presentation. The final stretch of the 70 exercises challenges you to put your characters into cinematic contexts. : Draw a perfectly symmetrical face, then redraw
Draw a character with thick eyebrows that physically overlap the outer rim of their hair or hat to push expressiveness.
Across social media platforms (Reddit, Twitter, and ArtStation), artists who completed the "70 Exercises" report three major breakthroughs:
: Connect the curve of the calf to the opposing curve of the thigh in 10 dynamic legs.