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Draw Great Characters and Creatures: 75 Art Exercises for Comics and Animation

by Beverly Johnson

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A practical workbook for character design

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A practical workbook for character design

Beverly Johnson’s 75 exercises approach character drawing through both visual choices and character-building questions. The topics range from tools, shapes, facial expressions, body language, and clothing to personality and interactions between characters. The exercises also extend beyond human figures to animals, plants, and other creatures, making the book a broad practice resource for comics and animation. Its combination of drawing topics and prompts about relationships—such as friendships and rivalries—connects a character’s appearance with the role they might play in a cast.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Beginners seeking structured drawing exercises, as well as artists at other skill levels.
  • People developing characters for comics or animation.
  • Artists interested in drawing humans, animals, plants, and imaginative creatures.

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Character designDrawing techniqueExpression and body languageCharacter relationships

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Book overview

Learn to make your characters unique, compelling and lifelike with these 75 exercises for all skill levels, including beginners. Topics include tools and materials; shapes; personalities; facial expressions; body language; character interaction; and costuming. Character types featured include more than just humans; learn how to draw animals, plants, creatures and more. Author Bev Johnson guides you through a variety of questions to explore not only the kinds of characters you want to create, but also the relationships between them, such as who their friends and enemies are, what their personality distinctions are, etc. so you can you can create truly interesting characters.
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