Character Art School: Complete Character Drawing

About Course

What is Character Art School?

Character Art School is a learn-anywhere video course where you learn how to draw professional characters for books, games, animation, manga, comics and more. I’ve hand-crafted the Character Art School: Complete Character Drawing course to be the only course you need to learn all the core fundamentals and advanced techniques to drawing and sketching characters well. If you’re an absolute beginner or you’re already at an intermediate level, the course will advance your current drawing ability to a professional level. The course is a comprehensive 10 module guided video course, where the only limit to your progression is your determination and engagement in the rewarding assignments.

Whether you want to draw character design concept art for films and games, illustrations, comics, manga, Disney style or other styles, this is the course you need to get you there.

I’ll teach you to draw without fear, and I’ll teach you to draw well – quickly.

Finally, Learn Character Drawing Well

Whether you’re a complete beginner, or intermediate at character drawing, you’ll learn things you never knew you never knew. Seriously. Inspired by masters and built on the theory of giants, Character Drawing Academy is one of, if not the most comprehensive character drawing course out there. I’m so convinced of this, I’ll give you a no-questions asked refund if you’re not satisfied.

Clear, Easy to Understand Lessons

Crystal clear in fact. Learning character drawing and how to draw people effectively means having information presented in a logical and coherent way. The Character Academy Course is modular by design, easy to grasp, and allows you to learn in a well paced, structured way. Engage in the course chronologically, then revise each module at your leisure. Grasp concepts, such as how to draw lips, eyes, faces, and more, faster than you ever have before – there’s no fluff here.

Assignments that are Rewarding

Bridging the gap between theory and practice, each module’s assignments have been designed to both reinforce theory, and feel rewarding. I’ve taken the core of the theory, and purpose built each assignment to help you rapidly progress, and you’ll see the difference in your own work almost immediately. Art is about doing, so let’s get started- let’s draw something awesome!

What’s Your Style?

Whether you want to learn Character Drawing to draw for games, comics, cartoons, manga, animation and more, this course has you covered. I’m not teaching you a ‘method’ or a ‘way’ to draw, I’m teaching you to be fundamentally good at drawing characters, whether you prefer traditional pencil drawing or draw digitally.

What are Students Saying about the Course?

“Probably the best art course I’ve ever taken — online or in college. Wonderfully presented, it helped me correct mistakes I’d been making that were really holding my artwork back. I’ve seen phenomenal progress after 30 days practice of the course material. Highly recommended.”

Dan Rahmel ★★★★★

“Just a perfect 5 stars rating. It’s really complete and filled with advice, theories and concrete examples. As he said, it’s probably the last character drawing course you’ll take. It’s all I wanted. Thank you so much Scott Harris!”

Mario ★★★★★

“Amazing course. I haven’t even started drawing yet because I’m in awe of how simple the instructor makes even the most complicated techniques look. At last, drawing like a pro is within my grasp! I also like the fact that the instructor allows me to just watch the first time through without worrying about drawing until I’m familiar with the concepts. My next time through the course, I’ll be prepared and more confident than ever to begin drawing. Even so, I’ve already used some of the concepts in this course for a sketch here and there when I feel inspired to draw, and I can tell worlds of difference between my former drawings and newer ones. Laid back instructor, but very knowledgeable. I highly recommend this course.”

Eric Beaty ★★★★★

Learn How to Draw Appealing Characters Well
Draw Out of Your Head, in 3D, Fast
Understand what makes a Character Drawing Professional and Appealing
Draw attractive Faces, Bodies and Hands
Learn about character drawing styles, how to draw in any style, or make your own
Video Games, Films, Animation, Manga, Comics and More - Learn to Draw Professionally
Gain additional insights with the included 7GB of Videos, Brushes, Workflows and more

Course Content

Introduction to the Course

Introduction

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Module 1: Intro to Art Fundamentals for Drawing and Character Illustration
Theoretical but crucial, in this section we look at the key general art principles that guide how we think about and create character art. Packed with theory that will help you in art overall.

Always Remember: The Importance of Theory

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Let’s Get Messy as We Learn To Draw

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The Basic Structure of Art and Drawing

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Breaking Down the Structure of Art and Drawing

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How to See Like an Artist as you Learn to Draw

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Weighing up Skill vs Emotion in Drawing

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The Importance of Story in Your Drawings

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Drawing with Believability and Realism

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Maturity as an Artist

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Drawing Art Studies vs Drawing Art Creation

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Imaginative Art vs Observational Art

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Module 1 Summary

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Module 1 Assignments

Module 2: Drawing Fundamentals
In this section, we deep dive essential core theory you need to know about drawing fundamentals, including line weight and penmanship, looseness and dynamism, and achieving a professional look.

Drawing Warmup and Learning Penmanship in Your Drawing

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Drawing in 3D

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Dynamic Drawing

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Showing Depth in Your Drawings

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Assymetry in Drawing

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Drawing Line Weights

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Drawing Thinly and Lightly

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The importance of Drawing Fast

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The Two-Stage Workflow

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What is Drawing Style

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How to Use references When Drawing

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Developing your Visual Library

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Drawing Theory Stacking

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Module 2 Assignments

Module 3: Character Forms and Proportions
I’ll teach you in a clear and efficient way how to easily draw the basic forms that make up the human body. From human proportions and facial features, to drawing eyes and ears, and hands and feat.

Introduction to Module 3

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Drawing the Proportions of the Body

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Drawing the Head – Drawing Head Proportions

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Drawing the Head Proportions – Side View

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Drawing Hands – Drawing the Hand Proportions

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Dynamism in the Form

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Drawing the Head and Neck Forms

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Drawing the Chest, Abdomen and Pelvis Forms

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Drawing the Arms and Legs Forms

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Drawing the Hands Forms

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Drawing the Forms of the Feet

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Drawing the Forms of the Breasts

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DEMO Putting the Forms Together

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Drawing the Eyes | How to Draw Eyes

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Drawing the Ears | How to Draw Ears

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Drawing the Nose | How to Draw the Nose

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Drawing the Mouth and Lips

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DEMO Facial Features

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Let’s Talk About Anatomy

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Module 3 Assignments
Anatomy Study Resources

Module 4: Gesture Drawing Foundations
Gesture is the energy and soul of a believable, life-like character drawing. A pivotal module covering in-depth every element that turns dead, static drawings into appealing and believable characters.

What is Gesture? Gesture Drawing Fundamentals

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Gesture’s Core Foundation

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Drawing Action in the Form

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Important Drawing Lines

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Drawing Axis and Assymetry

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Basic Gesture Drawing

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Intermediate Gesture Drawing

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Advanced Gesture Drawing

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Drawing Life Gestures

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How to: Gesture Drawing Exercises

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Module 4 Assignments

Module 5: Character Drawing Workflows
How do you start a character drawing well? What steps do you take in your workflow? What is workflow? What should you think of and do first? In this module we deep dive character drawing workflow.

Module 6: Character Composition and Design
The greatest secrets of character drawing lie in Character Composition, and I hold nothing back in this detailed and crucial module. You’ll learn the art of appealing posing and composition.

Module 6 Introduction

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The Center of Gravity when Drawing Characters

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Asymmetry in Character Drawing

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Squash and Stretch – Animation Concepts for Drawing

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Drawing Action and Re-action

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Gender and Age Differences when Drawing Characters

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Character Drawing and Character Design Essentials

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Focal Points when Drawing Characters

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Drawing Unique Characters

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Utilising Symbolism when Drawing Characters

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Silhouette Value for Character Drawing

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The Three Core Elements of Character Design

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The 5 Core Elements of Drawing Good Character Compositions

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Using All of Your Drawing Knowledge

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Module 6 Assignemnts

Module 7: Facial Expression and Emotion
Immensely critical to creating professional character art, is the ability to effectively communicate a character’s emotions. I’ll teach you the fundamentals of complex character expressions.

Module 8: Hair and Cloth Dynamics
Drawing hair and cloth is tough at the best of times – but it doesn’t have to be. I teach you how to draw beautiful hair and dynamic cloth from the ground up.

Module 9: Character Post-Production
Finishing well is absolutely important in professional art. From beautiful, clean line work and line weighting, to rough stylization and layout. This module is focused on refinement.

Module 10: Character Drawing Demos
In this module I take you through multiple drawing demos and styles, showing you the complete practical application of the drawing theory in dynamic, professional and beautiful characters.

Intro to Character Drawing Demos

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DEMO Carmi Commentary and Drawing Timelapse

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DEMO Carmi Full Demo Drawing

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DEMO ChronoViper Commentary and Drawing Timelapse

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DEMO ChronoViper Full Drawing Demo

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DEMO Roderick Commentary and Drawing Timelapse

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DEMO Roderick Real-time Drawing Demo

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DEMO Rough Drawing of a Witch Bust
Demo Drawing a Spacey Girl

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Demo Drawing Beidou from Genshin

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Course Content

Introduction to the Course

Introduction

Module 1: Intro to Art Fundamentals for Drawing and Character Illustration Theoretical but crucial, in this section we look at the key general art principles that guide how we think about and create character art. Packed with theory that will help you in art overall.

Always Remember: The Importance of Theory

Let’s Get Messy as We Learn To Draw

The Basic Structure of Art and Drawing

Breaking Down the Structure of Art and Drawing

How to See Like an Artist as you Learn to Draw

Weighing up Skill vs Emotion in Drawing

The Importance of Story in Your Drawings

Drawing with Believability and Realism

Maturity as an Artist

Drawing Art Studies vs Drawing Art Creation

Imaginative Art vs Observational Art

Module 1 Summary

Module 1 Assignments

Module 2: Drawing Fundamentals In this section, we deep dive essential core theory you need to know about drawing fundamentals, including line weight and penmanship, looseness and dynamism, and achieving a professional look.

Drawing Warmup and Learning Penmanship in Your Drawing

Drawing in 3D

Dynamic Drawing

Showing Depth in Your Drawings

Assymetry in Drawing

Drawing Line Weights

Drawing Thinly and Lightly

The importance of Drawing Fast

The Two-Stage Workflow

What is Drawing Style

How to Use references When Drawing

Developing your Visual Library

Drawing Theory Stacking

Module 2 Assignments

Module 3: Character Forms and Proportions I’ll teach you in a clear and efficient way how to easily draw the basic forms that make up the human body. From human proportions and facial features, to drawing eyes and ears, and hands and feat.

Introduction to Module 3

Drawing the Proportions of the Body

Drawing the Head – Drawing Head Proportions

Drawing the Head Proportions – Side View

Drawing Hands – Drawing the Hand Proportions

Dynamism in the Form

Drawing the Head and Neck Forms

Drawing the Chest, Abdomen and Pelvis Forms

Drawing the Arms and Legs Forms

Drawing the Hands Forms

Drawing the Forms of the Feet

Drawing the Forms of the Breasts

DEMO Putting the Forms Together

Drawing the Eyes | How to Draw Eyes

Drawing the Ears | How to Draw Ears

Drawing the Nose | How to Draw the Nose

Drawing the Mouth and Lips

DEMO Facial Features

Let’s Talk About Anatomy

Module 3 Assignments

Anatomy Study Resources

Module 4: Gesture Drawing Foundations Gesture is the energy and soul of a believable, life-like character drawing. A pivotal module covering in-depth every element that turns dead, static drawings into appealing and believable characters.

What is Gesture? Gesture Drawing Fundamentals

Gesture’s Core Foundation

Drawing Action in the Form

Important Drawing Lines

Drawing Axis and Assymetry

Basic Gesture Drawing

Intermediate Gesture Drawing

Advanced Gesture Drawing

Drawing Life Gestures

How to: Gesture Drawing Exercises

Module 4 Assignments

Module 5: Character Drawing Workflows How do you start a character drawing well? What steps do you take in your workflow? What is workflow? What should you think of and do first? In this module we deep dive character drawing workflow.

Drawing Workflow 1: Two Stage Workflow

Drawing Workflow 2: Multi-Stage Workflow

DEMO Multi-Stage Drawing Workflow

DEMO Realtime Drawing Workflow

Finding Your Ideal Drawing Workflow

Module 5 Assignments

Module 6: Character Composition and Design The greatest secrets of character drawing lie in Character Composition, and I hold nothing back in this detailed and crucial module. You’ll learn the art of appealing posing and composition.

Module 6 Introduction

The Center of Gravity when Drawing Characters

Asymmetry in Character Drawing

Squash and Stretch – Animation Concepts for Drawing