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Do you ever think about how something common can become a character? Here are some secrets of my process!
📝 Step 1: The Background: All starts from a well-developed document. There you can find the demographics, psychographics, SWOT analysis, and special abilities of the character.
📸 Step 2: Finding Motivation: It is always better to rely on the objects from daily routine when you need some inspiration.
✏️ Step 3: The Sketches: I start drawing sketches. It is the moment to explore various expressions, proportions, and dynamic positions of the character.
💻 Step 4: Software: As soon as I develop some good sketches, I transfer them to Illustrator in order to create the final vector lineart.
🎨 Step 5: The Colorization: At the end of the process, I just colorize the character, make it dynamic with a beautiful background.
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