Exercise: Character development

Collect as many examples as possible of different characters. Catalogue these characters as types – babies, children, sportsmen, old women – create your own category headings.

BABIES

BOYS

GIRLS

Girls are small women.

MEN

WOMEN

OLD MEN

OLD WOMEN

Decide upon a character you would like to create. This might be one from a book or story, or based on an archetype such as a businessman or vicar’s wife. Draw your character from the front, from the side and from the back.

First of all, I needed to choose a character. I was thinking of different book and movie characters and my friends. Finally, I picked one of my friends whose nickname was “Technician”. He has got this nickname because he loves to work and fix electronics. I have chosen him because he is the one of the most colorful and vibrant acquaintances of mine. He is funny, red haired guy with freckles.  He always carries  tools with him and he can fix anything.

You can draw characters differently. I think that you need to choose the style which matches with personality of the character. Technician loves cartoon “Adventure time”, so I will draw him in style of this cartoon.

Done!

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