A bundle to learn to design original characters and get their costumes right
If you've struggled with making characters look memorable through unique design cues and making their outfits look natural, this is the bundle you've been looking for.
Meet Your Teacher
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Neil Gray is a professional character designer and illustrator who has created hundreds of original designs. With a deep passion for crafting intricate armor and weapon designs, Neil has built a thriving online following and a distinctive artistic style recognized across social media.
Alongside his work as an Art Director and doing concept art at multiple game studios, Neil shares his expertise through 1-on-1 mentorships with Huckleberry Art Academy—helping aspiring artists elevate their design skills and develop their own creative voice.
Neil's Socials
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nrcgray
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/nrcgray.bsky.social
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nrcgrayart/
A SIMPLE APPROACH TO CHARACTERS AND COSTUMES
One of the biggest struggles with designing characters is to make them look memorable and make their uniqueness show in various ways.
Another pain point with many artists is making their clothing fall on a character's figure in a natural and believable way.
What you'll learn
- How to thumbnail and find a great starting point through rapid iteration with a handful of thumbnails
- Understanding gesture to give characters a personality through their stance, posing, and more
- Realizing how a silhouette alone can help your character become identifiable alone and how to think about silhouette
- Take the complexity of clothing folds and better understand how clothing materials behave
- Get a better understanding how anatomy and clothing folds and materials interact
CHECK OUT THE COURSE TRAILERS
WHAT'S INSIDE
CHARACTER DESIGN WITH NEIL GRAY
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21 full-length video lecturesÂ
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Drawing demonstrations with commentary
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Demonstrations of the design process, starting from scratch
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A practice schedule that's guaranteed to improve your art
DRAWING DRAPERY AND CLOTHING WITH NEIL GRAY
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19 detailed video lecturesÂ
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Anatomy-specific examples for drawing and designing clothing
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Tips on how to approach studying and practicing that is focused on helping you understand how fabric works