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Character Design with Story
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Korshub's take
Backstory as Design Foundation
Beautiful character design without intentional thinking doesn't generate real attention. This class teaches you to think before you draw—using questions and story to build characters with depth. The instructor explores why certain design choices resonate, what makes characters memorable, and how great artists weave narrative into visual form. You'll discover that every element—shape, color, detail—becomes more powerful when grounded in character purpose. The result: designs that viewers remember and respond to emotionally.
About this course
You can create the most beautiful character in the world, but if there is little thought behind it, it just won't be that interesting. That's what we're tackling in this class—the difference between making pretty pictures and ones that generate real attention. By putting thought in before we draw and using the power of questions, we'll go over how simple it is to see leagues of improvement in your characters.
Together we'll be covering:
- Why adding backstory to characters makes all the difference
- The interesting observations about character design that came from having many of you draw pirates
- How to make unique characters that are more fun to make and to look at
- How great artists use story in their work
- How to apply story to everything that isn't a character as well
I hope you learn lots, have a fun time and enjoy what I believe to be one of my best classes yet. See you in class!
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