Character Development

Animal Dinner Party Drawing Session

Drawing dogs, a cat, and a rat enjoying fine dining and conversation.

May 18 •

1:22:35

Picture Book Mega Thread

A place to share and connect over our favorite picture books.

Mar 22 •

Who is your character and what do they do?

A pocket-sized prompt book to print and carry everywhere!

Mar 15 •

11:04

Lessons from a master pro-CLASS-tinator

And a video of quick character development drawing intervals!

Jan 19 •

15:00

A formula for drawing a story

Math and art have more in common than you may imagine.

Nov 3, 2023 •

Creating Characters for a Picture Book

Adam Ming's character design workshop replay!

Oct 28, 2023 •

Children's Rooms Drawing Session

An important place to practice drawing if you plan to illustrate picture books.

Oct 21, 2023 •

A story in 7 words

Finding inspiration from Folktale Week Prompts

Oct 20, 2023 •

... and draw your character in it.

Oct 13, 2023 •

Be the artist your dog thinks you are.

You can’t be mad at an ugly drawing of a dog. It’s impossible.

Jun 9, 2023 •

How I quickly add expression to a character

without redrawing the whole illustration!

Jun 2, 2023 •

Animal Characters in a Human Environment

Create characters and a playful world for them in this drawing game!

May 11, 2023 •

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