A Character Art School publication
Ilya Kuvshinov
With a broad and varied portfolio of vivid and appealing characters and locations, as well as a dynamic style, Ilya Kuvshinov is an artistic powerhouse. We took some time out to speak with one of the most popular artists in the world, discussing art, work-life balance, and the future of his art.
Interview by Bronwyn · 6 min read
Character Design
“The silhouette has to survive being switched off”
Mara Vance
Twelve years designing characters for animation, and Mara Vance still starts every job the same way — thumbnails the size of a postage stamp, drawn small enough that she cannot cheat.
Manga & Anime
“I draw the panel before I draw the face”
Yui Nakamura
On storyboarding a page like a scene, why she inks with a brush pen she has been sharpening for nine years, and the year she drew nothing but hands.
Concept Art
“Every creature starts as a bad photograph”
Kofi Adeyemi
Building believable anatomy out of animals nobody recognises, and the reference library he has been quietly assembling since art school.
Browse by discipline
A face is a decision the panel already made. If the staging is wrong, no amount of rendering on the eyes will rescue it.
From the sketchbooks
Character Art School
